Finance Acumen for Non-Finance Professionals

2-Days Workshop

Leveling up your business by expanding financial knowledge for better contribution to business success. Being in a managerial position and level it is imperative that every leader understands the financial aspects of their daily activities. With this understanding, it is expected that every manager can analyze and make the right decision for their unit and organization as a whole.

The Finance Acumen for Non-Finance Professionals course will use financial information to analyze performance, give structure to understand changes in the business environment and business model, and use key performance indicators to help interpret financial statements.

By the end of the course, participants will hone their financial skills in comprehending the interaction between financial and non-financial data, not only to forecast events but also to be able to establish the most suitable financial and business strategy for their organization.

Key Benefit for Participants:

• Understanding the financial jargon
• Understanding balance sheet and income statement
• Understanding the cash flow cycle and cash flow statement
• Understanding the principles of financial management
• Understanding the accounting processes & cycle
• Capability to analyze financial statements and situations
• Capability to plan financial management

Program Outline:

• General Financial Principles
• The Fundamentals of Accounting
• Understanding Financial Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • Cash Flow Statement
• Analyzing Financial Statement
  • Financial Ratio
  • Financial Forecast
• Capital Budgeting
  • Time Value of Money
  • Cost of Capital
• Linking Non-Financial Metrics to Financial Performance

Training Methods:

This training is delivered comprehensively, yet in a light and interesting way, to get participants active involvements and ownership of the subject, using participants’ own works and cases.  While it is structured and organized, the training allows room for flexibility and responsiveness to the need of participants. Participants will be challenged with practices that may test their comfort zone in dealing with the subject.

Each stage of the sessions above will include various exercises, such as individual micro presentation, group discussion, group presentation, QA, hands-on practice according to the learning points, observing a presentation, feedback & evaluation, fun quiz.

Recommended Participants:

Any professionals who want to have a better understanding of the financial aspects of their daily activities to make the right decision for their unit and organization as a whole.