Finance for Non-Financial Directors

This course provides a vital knowledge of the financial terms and concepts needed by all directors in today's business world.

Who should attend?

Directors, senior executives or aspiring directors looking to understand more about company finance.

What to expect

• Provides explanations of the terminology used by finance directors or accountants allowing you to contribute more effectively to boardroom discussion
• Provides an understanding of the evaluation and monitoring of the financial health of a business using accepted financial ratios
• Learn to understand and compile financial statements in accordance with accounting principles and standards
• Distinguish between management accounts and the statutory financial reports of a company
• The various sources of finance available to a company and their relative advantages and disadvantages

Course objectives

Attending this course will enable you to:

• Identify the financial role and responsibilities of directors
• Interpret financial statements in accordance with accounting principles and standards
• Establish the financial health of a business using accepted financial ratios
• Distinguish between management accounts and the statutory financial reports of a company
• Differentiate between the various sources of finance available to a company and their relative advantages and disadvantages
• Interpret the key components of capital investment Appraisal

This course includes post-course support in the form of e-learning. Upon attendance at the face-to-face course, you will be given details of how to access the e-support website. The e-support website contains e-learning activities, exercises and resources designed to refresh and support the knowledge you gain on the face-to-face course.

This course counts towards the Certificate in Company Direction and the Diploma in Company Direction Programmes .