Introduction to Finance for Non-Financial Managers Workshop

Business Cycle

Understanding the cash flow in a business
Profit and loss balance sheet
Cash flow statement
Understanding the balance sheet

Business objectives

Using financial information to set targets 
Accountancy rules
How to stop abuses
Distinction between profit and cash flow
Key financial ratios

Management

Cost control
Managing cash flow
Working capital management
Improving financial performance
Break even analysis

Investment

Capital Investment techniques

Workshop Sessions

Retail sales case study
Sales compared to budget/target
Sales vs period, sales per sqft
Key product revenue/location
Overheads, staff costs etc
Supplier costs

KPI's

Sales per hour, average
Conversion rates
Wage to sales ratio

Workshop Sessions

Generic Banking case study
Retail banking model
Examples

Group exercise

- Each individual to share a finance related
challenge from their jobs.
- As a group nominate one as an example
- Each group example will be discussed and
one will be selected for a workshop session
- Each group will present their proposed
solutions to the real life challenge
- The trainer will review and discuss merits
of each solution