What you will learn:
About this course
Every organisation requires an effective finance function to take the lead on financial planning, financial control and financial reporting. The finance team produces meaningful information to help owners, leaders and managers make informed decisions. For this information to be used effectively decision makers are required to have a basic understanding of accounting and to be able to understand financial information and reports.
This course is designed to help officers and organisational leaders gain the skills required to interpret and analyse financial information and reports. Ultimately, these skills will help you make better-informed decisions.
Key information
- The evolving role of the finance function
- The relationship between financial strategy and business strategy
- The role of budgeting in an organisation
- How to use financial data to make informed business decisions
- The concept of financial risk and the importance of risk management
- The importance of liquidity and why profits differs from cash
- How to appraise business unit performance
- How businesses are valued
- Issues to consider when SMEs need to raise finance
About this course
Every organisation requires an effective finance function to take the lead on financial planning, financial control and financial reporting. The finance team produces meaningful information to help owners, leaders and managers make informed decisions. For this information to be used effectively decision makers are required to have a basic understanding of accounting and to be able to understand financial information and reports.
This course is designed to help officers and organisational leaders gain the skills required to interpret and analyse financial information and reports. Ultimately, these skills will help you make better-informed decisions.
Key information
- part of the Why the numbers matter financial education series
- an introduction to finance for C-Suite
- self-paced interactive learning
- complete modules in any order you choose
- complete all eight modules and pass a short assessment to gain your certificate and digital badge
- the assessment has a 80% pass mark and three attempts are allowed
- access to study materials for 12 months
- Produced by ACCA, the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body.