Book your Advanced Finance for Senior Managers and Directors Training Course

Day 1:

• What makes a strategic thinker in finance?
• Analysing the profit and loss account and balance sheet
• Using key ratios for organisational performance
• Internal and external financial and business analysis

Day 2:

• Implementing financial strategy
• Ten steps to a successful business plan
• More effective forecasting and budgeting
• Communicating financially

We explore financial performance in greater detail than normal, challenging you with

the nine key ratios every business thinker should know. We look at three approaches

to ratios:

• Investor and stakeholder appraisal;
• Checking the financial health of an organisation
• Measuring operational effectiveness

This gives us useful insight into the viewpoints of stakeholders, bank lenders and

business partners, and operational directors with responsibility for performance, all of

whom use different measures of performance.

In helping you become a more 'key player', we take you through the essentials of

business planning.

• For internal analysis we look at some models for business and financial

analysis of your current products and activities

• For external analysis we explore ways in which you can appraise your market

and gain improved positioning and competitive advantage

To consolidate this knowledge, we take you through the key methods of

implementing strategy and evaluating options, including:

• Cash flow forecasts, payback period and cost-benefit analysis
• Ten steps to a successful business plan
• Effective forecasting
• Negotiating the budget process with flair