Finance for non-finance Managers

Course Code: FNBN 102

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Finance, Accounting and Banking

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25 - 29 Aug 2025

5 Days

Vienna, Austria

$4,950

23 - 27 Nov 2025

5 Days

Jeddah, KSA

$4,250

Introduction

Training course introducion / brief

To succeed at any employment level and position, knowledge of basic financial principles is critical. 'Finance for non-Finance Professionals' transforms financial and accounting concepts into decision-making tools you can use successfully every day. You learn to apply the fundamentals of finance to improve budget management, increase potential profits, and assess the financial performance of business activities.

You will understand the terminology used by accounting and finance staff and will feel more confident when being involved with them or using them. This course will help you do a better job and prepare you for senior management positions where financial awareness is crucial.

Define the four key financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and changes in owner equity as well as key financial terms such as profit, margins, and leverage used in organizations.
Interpret the financial health and condition of a company, division, or responsibility center and use financial information for management and evaluation.
Distinguish between accounting and finance and explain the finance role in running businesses.
Prepare a company's operating budget and relate it to the organization's strategic objectives.
Apply capital budgeting techniques and cost-volume-profit analysis to enhance decision-making.

Executives who have strategic financial oversight of their unit or organization
Finance-related roles
Accounting-related roles
Marketing Managers
Financial managers
Affiliate marketing leaders
Career Enhancers
Digital Innovators
Business owner / Entrepreneur
General / Senior Accountant
Business Project Manager
Bank Branch Manager
Structured Finance Senior Relationship Manager
Finance Transformation Manager
Risk Manager
Investment Analyst

The key financial statements

Understanding the accounting cycle
The five main accounts in financial statements
Income statement

Accrual basis versus cash basis
Balance sheet
The balanced status
Statement of owners’ equity
Statement of cash flows
Wrapping-up: the cycle of financial statements
External and internal auditors’ responsibilities

Analysis of financial statements

Why are ratios useful?
Horizontal and trend analysis
Vertical analysis: common-size statement

Common size financial statements
Building blocks analysis and reading through the numbers:

Liquidity ratios: ability to settle short-term dues

Solvency ratios: ability to settle long-term dues

Activity ratios: ability to manage assets efficiently

Profitability ratios

Limitations of financial ratio analysis

Working capital management

Definition of working capital and working capital management
Working capital management strategies for current assets
Balancing profitability and liquidity
Working capital management strategies for current liabilities
Trade-off between profitability and certainty

Recap: Concept of financial management

Accounting versus finance: rules and responsibilities
Three pillars of finance
Financing decisions
Investing decisions
Operating decisions

Breakeven analysis and decision making

Defining fixed costs
Defining variable costs
Contribution margin formula
Computing breakeven point
Sensitivity analysis: changing assumptions

Operating budget process and techniques

What is an operating budget?
Steps to budget development
Master budget components

Sales forecasting
Approaches to budgeting

Incremental budgeting

Zero-based budgeting
Budgetary control and correction

Capital budgeting: the investing decisions

Examples of exercises involving capital budgeting exercise
Time value of money: a prerequisite for investing decisions
Required rate of return for investments
Examples of cash outflows for capital projects
Examples of cash inflows for projects
Net present value calculation
Internal rate of return

Boost certificate of completion

BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.

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Shareable Certificate

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COURSE METHODOLOGY

Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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