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Management Qualifications

This course forms part of the CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership

This course forms part of the CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership

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Finance for Non-Financial Managers Course

  • Duration:2 Days
  • Cost:£950 + VAT
  • Ref:FM

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Cost £950.00 Duration 2 days Code FM

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Who is it for

Finance is vital for anyone in any organisation, and this course is for anyone who needs to understand the financial implications of their day-today decisions. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial experience, but does require some basic mathematical knowledge.

What is it about

This course gives a full overview of how finance works in business. It describes the business cycle and how finance is used in organisations. It also gives practical, exercise-led tuition on interpreting key financial statements such as the Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and Profit & Loss account. It identifies ways to analyse financial information and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. Delegates will leave with a full understanding of financial terminology, statements and analysis, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business.

Course Overview

  • The business cycle: understand how money flows in a business
  • Business objectives: use financial data to achieve business targets
  • The profit and loss statement and the balance sheet
  • Accounting policies and how to stop abuses
  • Profit versus Cash and other key financial ratios
  • Working capital management
  • Cash flow management
  • Cost control and reduction
  • Improving margins and sales in your business
  • Break even analysis
  • Capital investment techniques
  • This course forms part of the CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership

What will I get out of it?

  • Understanding of financial accounts and reports
  • Definitions of important financial concepts in plain English
  • The use and understanding of financial concepts
  • Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios and other methods
  • The ability to manage budgets more effectively
  • A reference manual of key concepts to take away
  • The option to progress and accredit your learning with a professional management qualification

Delivery Style

All of Reed Learning's courses are delivered in an active and engaging way to help delegates create real change. We use a robustly-designed and independently-accredited competency framework to ensure each course is delivered in a way suitable to a variety of learning styles. Finance for non-Financial Managers uses a mix of theory, discussion and exercises to give delegates the skills they need to deal with financial data in a business context. Like all of our courses, it follows our Do-Review-Learn-Apply Model:


How do we make sure you see results?

Our training doesn't begin and end on the day. We have a five-stage evaluation model that means delegates are challenged to set real objectives before and during the course. Every delegate uses the personalised training and insight from the facilitator to create meaningful actions that will help them make a difference at work. We follow-up eight weeks after the course to make sure that these actions have been implemented, and all delegates are entitled to re-attend the course for free as a refresher. Our process is so robust we've received accreditation from the ISO and the Matrix Standard.

The Trainers

All of Reed Learning's trainers are part of our faculty. Entrance to our faculty is thoroughly assessed through our training competency framework, and all of our trainers are constantly challenged to continuously develop their knowledge to deliver training of the highest standard. Trainers who deliver this course include:

Orok DukeOrok Duke: Orok is part of our training faculty and regularly delivers this course. He is a qualified accountant with extensive experience of delivering training in both finance and IT. Orok’s wide knowledge and engaging delivery style mean that he is able to make even the most challenging technical concepts accessible to delegates at all levels of expertise – which is particularly important on our Finance for Non-Financial Managers course. Orok’s focus is on making every part of his courses practical and applicable in the workplace.

Martin Kearns

Martin Kearns: Martin is part of our training faculty and regularly delivers this course. He has over 30 years’ experience in L&D in the financial services industry for a number of blue-chip organisations. Martin specialises in developing people’s skills in business, finance and risk management with an approachable, engaging style. His extensive expertise and experience allow him to provide a wealth of practical advice to delegates, making even the most complicated financial concepts easy to understand.


Clients who have chosen this course include:

  • National Express
  • Lloyds TSB
  • The House of Lords
  • National Grid Transco
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Sotheby's

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This course is accredited for CPD

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