Finance For Non Finance Managers (2025)

Become familiar with the fundaments of accounting and finance

What you'll learn
Understand the fundamentals of core accounting functions
Understand the elements of accounting and how these are reported in the financial statements
Understand the structure of Income Statement and Statement of Financial Position
Learn the basics of costing and management accounting
Understand the concept of discounted cash flow investment appraisal
Learn how to calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) and IRR

Requirements
There are no pre-requisites to begin this course as all the content is explained from scratch

Description
Course OverviewAll decisions made by an organisation, a manager, or any staff member will ultimately have a financial impact and reflect in the financial performance of the organisation. Let it be a decision about providing a free delivery, allocating a few more hours of labour, working overtime, improving the quality of the materials, or even providing a new small piece of equipment to a staff member; all these have a financial impact. Therefore, a good understanding of the fundamentals of accounting and finance is not only restricted to the people in the specific department; in fact, everyone either taking decisions or participating in the decision-making process should be familiar, at least at the basic level.What will you learn from this course ?This course will broaden your understanding of finance and the relationship between business strategy and financial strategy, which will help you evaluate the value of your strategic decisions.Through this program, you will gain a more comprehensive grasp of how to evaluate investment opportunities and how to maximise organisational value. You will obtain a deeper understanding of how to assess investment possibilities and decide on capital structure and capital management to maximise organisational value.Improve your communication with the organisation's finance executives as well as with key external stakeholders like analysts and investors. Develop a deeper understanding of financial statement analysis to comprehend the economics of rival companies.Who should take this course ?This program is for all the managers and supervisors from different departments, such as HR, Production, Sales and Marketing, logistics, etc., who are involved in the decision-making process as well as Individuals and entrepreneurs who wish to sharpen their knowledge and skills in accounting and finance in a short period of time without going for the lengthy, time-consuming courses in accounting and financeAbout the instructorA qualified accounting and finance professional with over twenty years of extensive experience in diversified industry sectors such as auditing, large-scale manufacturing, and oil and gas.Like most accounting and finance professionals, I started my career as a finance executive and then, over the years, rose to the position of CFO in a multinational company in the oil and gas industry.I have also worked as a consultant with the World Bank and European Union on different projects in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and CIS countries from 2011 to 2018 as a principal consultant for IFRS and financial management.I am a qualified professional with three professional qualifications: MBA, ACCA, and CIMA UK. I have been teaching IFRS, financial reporting, financial management, and performance management for over fifteen years, and my focus areas are ACCA and CIMA qualifications.