Calculate
Make the numbers work for you
Finance is the native language of business and the further up in an organisation you go the more you need to master it.
Whether it’s for managing your budget, putting together a robust business case or being credible in the boardroom, this module will give you the financial fluency you need to shine.
This module will take place on:
11th May 2012 at The Hatton
Here’s what your Calculate module might look like:
Session 1: Finance Fundamentals
By the end of the session you will be able to:
- Confidently read, interpret and discuss the financial performance of your part of the business
- Spot trends and understand key relationships between the different numbers
- Be able to understand how well your organisation as a whole is doing, and what you can do to help financially
Session 2: Budget Control
By the end of the session you will be able to:
- Construct a budget in a systematic way
- Tell if a budget is realistic or not
- Control expenditure against budget
- Spot variations and potential problems as soon as they occur
- Deal effectively with problems
Session 3: Show Me the Money
By the end of the session you will be able to:
- Produce a consistent, credible financial plan for a new venture or project
- Deal with risk and uncertainty
- Anticipate all the usual questions and be prepared to deal convincingly with them
- Understand the different metrics used to evaluate investment proposals
- Avoid the 5 biggest pitfalls of planning
Session 4: Think like a Finance Director
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Win the FD’s support for whatever you want to do
- Talk convincingly to Chief Executives about issues very close to their hearts
- Understand three key concepts central to top management; balancing competing interests, risk, and return on investment
