Leadership Foundation

This workshop has been developed for senior leaders with a non-financial background to enable their effectiveness in relation to corporate governance. The event covers the basics of financial reporting and budgetary control. Participants will leave with a good sense of the principles and terminology of accounting and be able to have a financially informed dialogue with their senior finance colleagues, when reviewing results and making tactical and strategic decisions.

SEMINAR CONTENT
The workshop focuses on:

• Basic financial principles
• Financial dynamics (income, expenditure, assets and liabilities)
• Basic ratios for financial control and economic health
• Budgetary control and variance analysis
• Cost analysis and decision-making

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
As a result of attendance on this workshop, participants will have:

• Understood the key principles on which transaction recording is based and which underpin their institution's published financial statements
• Considered appropriate ratios to assist management of their institution
• Appreciated the need for budgets and variance analysis to plan and control their institution's operations
• Understood the use of cost analysis to assist in decision-making and thereby be better able to fulfil their role of exercising proper stewardship of the students, staff, physical and monetary resources entrusted to them.

Senior non-financial managers (up to and including members of the Senior Executive Team) who have managerial and budgetary responsibilities within their institutions.

If you would like to attend this seminar please return the completed booking form to Frankie Martin, Marketing Coordinator, T: 020 3468 4817

Fees
The event fees include all costs associated with:

• Lunch and refreshments during the programme times
• Materials
• External speakers