Improve your effectiveness in the management of finances in your organisation or department
Accredited by: LONDON INSTITUTE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SIGNATURE PROGRAMME

Who should attend?
Those for who have studied finance and its part of their responsibility or they are new to management and need a greater understanding of financial management. It is an ideal course to attend prior to the Level 2 course. Participants will be from all sectors, including private, public and not-for-profit including:
- New managers or managers wanting to update their financial knowledge
Course Code: | F/A.2 |
Subject: | Finance |
Course Fee: | £595 |
Duration: | 3 Days |
Venue: | University of Cambridge, U.K |
- Budget holders who are responsible for creating and managing their department’s budgets
- Operations managers who want to know more about cost management and projects
- Senior sales and marketing employees who have to understand financial statements
- Senior managers who require greater financial literacy skills
- Managers facing strategic financial decisions or expect to make a contribution to a wider planning process.
- Junior Managers, Fresh Graduates & Final Semester Students to acquire a promising career in a reputable organization.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Describe the major concepts underpinning accounting and finance
- Interpret and apply financial information in a business environment
- Put together a budget enabling you to justify expected expenditure
- Assess and measure budgetary performance
- Conduct effective investment appraisals
Course Content
Concepts and Principles
- Financial accounting and management accounting – the differences
- Cash and accrual accounting compared and when they are used
- International accounting standards – formats and content
- The distinctive character of public sector accounting and budgeting
Interpreting Financial Statements
- The income statement (P & L) statement, format, content and key concepts
- Interpretation of key ratios derived from the income statement; P/E ratio, Profit margin
- The language and major components of the balance sheet
- Business ratios derived from the balance sheet and P & L together, liquidity, debt, profitability etc.
Investment Appraisal
- Defining the value generated and the required return – the hurdle rate
- Return on capital employed – calculation methodology and interpretation
- Payback period calculations
- NPV and IRR calculations
- Non-financial aspects of investment appraisal and decision making
Essential Budgeting Processes
- Purpose and benefits, problems and limitations of capital and operational budgets and the important differences
- Budget processes in the private sector
- Budget processes in the public sector
- Identification of risks to the budget and actions to mitigate them
Measuring Financial Performance
- What is financial performance?
- Financial performance in the public sector
- The importance of cash flow – how to measure and improve it
- Gross profit, operating profit, net profit margin
- Key performance ratios
GROUP Package Highlights:
(prices applicable to a group of minimum 8 persons)
*Maximum 15 persons will be enrolled in each workshop
- 4 Days + 3 Nights Programme
- Programme Registration with the invoice
- 2 Scientific Knowledge-sharing sessions
- Certificate of Participation signed by the authorities
- 3 Night-accommodation in B&B (Double accommodation)
- 2 Networking Dinners
- 3 Lunches
- 3 Networking Tea/Coffee
- Airport Group-Pick & Drop Service
- City Crawl
- Group Excursion- Famous Tourist Attractions
Generic Schedule:
4 Days/ 3 Nights Programme
Day 1:
Hotel Group Pick-up Service from the nearest Airport to the Bed & Breakfast (Hotel)
Check-in: (between 2:00-4:00 pm)
City Crawl includes Takeaway Lunch and Coffee
(1st Night)
Day 2:
Interactive Learning Sessions: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Includes 2 Tea Breaks + Lunch
7:30 pm Networking Dinner
(2nd Night)
Day 3:
Interactive Learning Session/ Award Ceremony: 9:00 am- 1:00pm
Includes 1 Tea + Lunch
Excursion: 2:00-7:00 pm
Networking Dinner: 7:30 pm
(3rd Night)
Day 4:
Hotel Check-out at 10:00 a.m
Luggage can be Deposited in the Hotel
Free to Shop and Roam (independently)
Back to the Hotel at least 3.5 hours before the flight
Group Drop-off to the Airport
Register Per Person
Workshop Venue | Full 4 Days + 3 Nights Workshop Package PER PERSON IN GROUP inclusive all taxes | ![]() |
Credit/Debit Card |
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University of Oxford, U.K | GBP 1350 | Register Now | Register Now |
University of Cambridge, U.K | GBP 1350 | Register Now | Register Now |
King’s College London, U.K (University of London) | GBP 1350 | Register Now | Register Now |
University of Edinburgh, U.K | GBP 1350 | Register Now | Register Now |
London Institute of SD – Learning Center | GBP 1145 | Register Now | Register Now |
Baku, Azerbaijan | GBP | ||
Istanbul, Turkey | GBP |