Course Details
Finance Essentials for Managers
24 Jul 2012
Professional Development
Accounting / Finance
The University of Auckland
Room 332, Level 3, Building No. 810, 1 - 11 Short Street
Full Day
8.30am - 4.30pm
8.30am - 4.30pm
$695.00
Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
Do you find in your role as a manager you need to have some basic financial skills?
Use this one-day course to gain an understanding of key accounting terminology and arm yourself with practical tools that can be readily applied. In just one day you will be able to understand, analyse and confidently discuss your financial situation with your own manager, accountant or finance department.
This course will cover:
introduction to the accounting process as a means of gathering data that can help managers to make sound decisions
understanding the business operating cycle and working capital
introduction to the Financial Statements - the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Statement and the Cash Flow Statement
introduction to common management accounting tools for decision making
the classification and use of costs as the basis of decision making
introduction to 'Cost-Volume-Profit' analysis (often called 'Break-even' analysis) as a powerful tool
understanding the importance of marginal costing and how to apply it as a decision-making tool
an introduction to budgeting for a business.
Learning outcomes
During this course you will learn to:
understand accounting terminology
understand management accounting concepts
make sound budgeting decisions
prepare a budget
confidently discuss your financial situation.
Use this one-day course to gain an understanding of key accounting terminology and arm yourself with practical tools that can be readily applied. In just one day you will be able to understand, analyse and confidently discuss your financial situation with your own manager, accountant or finance department.
This course will cover:
introduction to the accounting process as a means of gathering data that can help managers to make sound decisions
understanding the business operating cycle and working capital
introduction to the Financial Statements - the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Statement and the Cash Flow Statement
introduction to common management accounting tools for decision making
the classification and use of costs as the basis of decision making
introduction to 'Cost-Volume-Profit' analysis (often called 'Break-even' analysis) as a powerful tool
understanding the importance of marginal costing and how to apply it as a decision-making tool
an introduction to budgeting for a business.
Learning outcomes
During this course you will learn to:
understand accounting terminology
understand management accounting concepts
make sound budgeting decisions
prepare a budget
confidently discuss your financial situation.
Jordi Garcia BCom, LLB, CFP
Jordi is a director of a financial planning company and has over two decades experience in the financial services industry. Prior to financial planning Jordi worked in the banking and mortgage broking industries.
Jordi is a director of a financial planning company and has over two decades experience in the financial services industry. Prior to financial planning Jordi worked in the banking and mortgage broking industries.