Finance For Non-Finance Managers

This CPD certified eLearning course on Finance for Non Finance Managers explains core financial concepts in plain language so managers can see how money moves through the business and why it matters to performance.

You will learn to link everyday decisions to financial outcomes, plan with more clarity, and speak the language of your finance. The programme gives you practical tools to make decisions with numbers, build forecasts, and spot early signs that results are on track or need attention.

Key topics include profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow, budgets and forecasting, margins, working capital, cost control and variance analysis.

By the end, you will read financial reports with confidence, ask better questions, and contribute to clearer plans. You will understand how finance supports strategy and how your choices affect profit, cash, and value, helping you guide your team and turn financial data into practical actions.

• Understand the world of accountancy and finance
• Cut through the fog of commonly used financial jargon
• Understand the main accountancy statements that are used

• Understand what makes up profit and loss
• Create budgets and forecasts
• Analyse the financials of a company

• An Introduction To Accountancy & Finance
• Understanding The 3 Main Accountancy Statements
• The DNA Of A Profit & Loss Statement
• The DNA Of A Balance Sheet
• The DNA Of A Cash Flow Statement
• Why Cash Doesn’t Equal Profit
• Understanding Working Capital: What Is It? How Can We Manage It?
• Capital Expenditure v Revenue (Operating) Expenditure

• Cost Behaviour (Fixed, Variable, Semi-Variable)
• How To Put Together A Budget
• Assessing Variances & Reforecasting The Budget
• The Effects Of Depreciation
• How Your Day To Day Decisions Impact Profit & Cash Flow
• Financial Analysis – Understanding Ratio Analysis & How To Use It
• The Definitions Of Commonly Used Financial Terms