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Develop into a director Course

  • Duration:1 Day
  • Cost:£539 + VAT
  • Ref:CIMA307

This course will help you make the step change successfully

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Cost £539.00 Duration 1 day Code CIMA307

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Who is it for

Recently appointed and future finance directors in all sectors and sizes of organisation.

What is it about

Moving from manager to director is probably the largest leap in any accountants’ career – suddenly you are on your own! The number 1 role is different, with wider, greater responsibilities – and for some it can come as a shock. You often need different skills from those you used in a ‘number 2’ position.

This course learns from a CFO who has been a successful ‘number 1’ and is able to pass on top tips, survival techniques and advice on how to make this leap. Whether delegates have recently become CFOs or are soon to do so, this course is excellent preparation for possibly the most important move in an accountant’s career.

THIS COURSE IS RUN BY CIMA MASTERCOURSES

Course Overview

  • Accountants and directors – the respective roles of the number two and one
  • Understanding strategy - the aims and drivers of organisational strategy, examples of good and poor strategy
  • Understanding how people behave at different levels in the organisation
  • Understanding the behavioural frameworks of other board members
  • How behavioural conflicts are generated from these different styles and how to minimise them
  • Understanding our stakeholders – what they want and how these conflict
  • A tool for conducting a stakeholder analysis for your organisation
  • Your governance responsibilities – including an introduction to the CIMA strategic scorecard
  • Looking at finance – as a non-financial director
Morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea will be served.

What will I get out of it?

A range of tips and tools to make the leap from manager to director successful, including
  • insight into how and why other board members see things differently
  • techniques to positively challenge and develop organisational issues
  • an overarching view of organisational strategy and strategic direction
  • knowledge of the various stakeholders of their organisation
  • awareness of directors’ governance responsibilities
  • understanding finance – from the perspective of your non-financial Board colleagues
  • 8 CPD hours (for non-CIMA members)

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CIMA Mastercourses for CPD purposesThis course is accredited for CPD

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