Finance for Non-Finance Executives

Improve your analytical perspective and change the way you look at financial data. Focus on three key themes of financial management:

• Interpret company accounts – decipher them and discover what balance sheets and income statements reveal about your company’s performance. 
• Use accounting for management decisions – make confident decisions about your organisation’s future, exploring financial performance, customer profitability, product and service costs, and project appraisals.
• Analyse shareholder value – give your strategic decision-making a boost, exploring company valuation, risk and return, and performance measures.

• Experience fresh insights, new perspectives and a host of practical exercises that broaden your financial accumen.
• Illuminate your understanding of finance. Immerse yourself in an environment where everything applies directly to your business.
• Analyse the annual reports of two major supermarkets. Understand their financial performance, recognise new opportunities and forecast different profitability scenarios.
• Explore real-world scenarios through international case studies.

• Learn how to analyse a company's performance through balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements.
• Look at forecasting and budgeting performance, as well as ways to measure product and customer profitability.
• Learn to use net present value and discounted cash flow techniques to conduct project appraisal or valuation. You also explore how to use sensitivity analysis to assess risk and then apply an appropriate discount rate to take the risk into account.
• Explore techniques for analysing shareholder value, including company valuation, risk and return relationships and how to estimate a company's required rate of return. You also look at assessing and managing the key drivers of performance and shareholder value.
• Examine current issues in performance measurement, as well as applying the shareholder value concept internally to drive business decisions.

• What is the application process?

You can apply to the programme of your choice online. Acceptance is not automatic and your application will be reviewed by our team of Programme Consultants to ensure the best fit between applicants and programmes. Spaces on our programmes can fill up quickly so we encourage you to apply early and ensure your application is as comprehensive as possible.



• Will I have to do any preparation before attending the programme?

You'll receive communication from your Programme Manager around six weeks before starting the programme. The information we send will direct you to our online learning platform which will include the programme timetable, pre-programme reading and preparation work, and an introduction to your fellow participants.



• Do I need to obtain a visa if I’m coming from overseas?

Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and country of residence. We encourage you to use the ‘check if you need a visa’ tool or to consult the UK consulate or embassy in your home country.