Introduction to Finance for Managers
3 days
The classic 'finance for non-financial managers' course.

You will learn:

- Why businesses need finance, how it is used and obtained
- How to read profit statements and balance sheets
- What capital employed, profit and return on investment mean and what affects them
- How to calculate and interpret financial ratios for assessing profitability, solvency and use of assets
- How to read an Annual Report
- Different costing methods and when each should be used
- How to prepare and use budgets, budgetary controls and the use of computer spreadsheets to explore 'what if?' scenarios
- How to use management information to make better quality decisions
- How to assess the lifetime benefits of a new investment