Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
Working financial literacy for managers who own budgets and decisions but not the finance function — the statements, numbers and vocabulary senior roles quietly assume.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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Managers are held to financial outcomes long before anyone teaches them finance. This programme, conceived and developed for non-financial managers, builds the working grasp of financial statements, budgets and performance measures that senior roles assume — enough to question a number, defend a budget and follow the money through any business discussion. The cohort works through the core mechanics of finance as they surface in real management decisions, in a competitive business environment where financial fluency is part of the job.
What you will do
Who attends
- Non-financial managers across functions
- Department heads who own budgets
- Professionals stepping into broader general-management roles
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The language of finance
- The core financial statements and how they connect
- What the numbers do and do not tell you
- Financial vocabulary for management discussions
II.Budgets and performance
- Building and defending a budget
- Tracking performance and reading variances
- Cost behaviour and its effect on decisions
III.Finance in management decisions
- Questioning management information
- The financial consequences of operational choices
- Working productively with the finance function
Frequently asked
Is this course genuinely accessible without a finance background?
Yes — it was conceived and developed specifically for non-financial managers. The programme builds a working grasp of financial statements, budgets and performance measures from the ground up, using the core mechanics of finance as they surface in real management decisions rather than technical accounting theory.
What will I be able to do after attending?
Read the core financial statements and follow a transaction through them, question the numbers in a management pack rather than taking them on faith, build and defend a budget and track performance against it, use financial vocabulary accurately in board discussions, and weigh the financial consequences of operational decisions before committing to them.
How is the course delivered, and can it run in-house for our managers?
Delivery is available in English and French, on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request; fees and quotations are provided on enquiry. The in-house edition, tailored to your organisation, is a popular route for this course — cohorts of department heads build the same financial vocabulary at once.
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