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Finance for Non-Finance Professionals

Enhance your financial acumen with this training, designed to deepen your understanding of accounting, costing, financial management, and budgeting. You'll gain a strong foundation in accounting and finance principles, empowering you to understand and implement budget reforms. We'll advise on the critical factors for successful financial transformations, and you'll learn to develop and execute effective business reform strategies. Develop practical reform strategies and gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of financial decisions across varied industries, building a well-rounded and applicable skill set.

Financial literacy fundamentals

Budget development expertise

Strategic financial planning

Informed decision-making skills

Course Duration: 30-35 Hours

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Who Should Attend

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals

Professionals

  • Executives
  • Project Managers
  • Sales and Marketing Personnel
  • Senior Managers
  • Leaders and Managers at all levels
  • Business and Investment Professionals
  • Individuals who want to learn about finance

Target Organizations

  • Corporations
  • Government Agencies
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Educational Institutions
  • Start-ups
  • SMEs

What You Will Gain

Understanding financial data allows non-finance professionals to make better-informed decisions

Enhanced financial skills

Budgeting expertise

Strategic financial reform insights

Business strategy development

Expert planning guidance

Broadened industry perspective

Well-rounded financial skillset

Better-informed decision making

Course Content

Our comprehensive curriculum covers all essential financial concepts for non-finance professionals

01

Accounting

  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Financial statements
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Statement of financial position
  • Statement of financial performance
  • Cash flow statement
02

Cost Accounting

  • Elements of Cost
  • Cost sheet
  • Fixed & variable costs
  • Marginal cost statement
  • Break even analysis
  • Marginal cost analysis
  • Job & Batch Costing
  • Activity based costing
  • Overhead allocation & absorption
  • Cost control & cost reduction
  • Target cost & price
  • Pricing decisions
  • Standard costing & Variance analysis
03

Financial Management

  • Time Value of money
  • Sources of capital
  • Cost of capital
  • Working capital
  • Operating cycle
  • Capital budgeting
  • Capital investment analysis
  • Payback, NPV, IRR & PI
04

Budgeting & Planning

  • Strategic budget & resource allocation
  • Budget cycles
  • Characteristics of successful budgeting
  • Problems with budgeting
  • Budget Approaches
  • Budgetary Control
  • Variance analysis
  • Incremental budgeting
  • Zero based budgeting
  • Flexible budgeting
  • Kaizen budgeting
  • Activity based budgeting
  • Rolling budgets
  • The master budget & Components
05

Financial Analysis

  • Introduction to financial analysis
  • Financial ratios
  • Liquidity
  • Activity
  • Profitability
  • Dividend discount model
  • P/E valuation
  • EBITDA total enterprise valuation
  • Discounted cash flow (DCF) equity valuation
  • Sensitivity analyses
06

Tax Analysis

  • Applicability of taxes
  • Direct Taxes – Corporate tax & Personal tax
  • Indirect Taxes – VAT & GST
  • Tax optimization

Benefits of Financial Knowledge

Financial literacy provides numerous advantages for non-finance professionals

Better budgeting decisions
Strategic financial planning
Improved financial communication
Enhanced analytical skills
Effective risk assessment
Financial report interpretation
Investment planning expertise
Cross-functional collaboration

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Ready to Enhance Your Financial Literacy?

Join our comprehensive 30-35 hour training program and become confident in financial matters