PRE-ASSESSMENT
+ SECTION 1 | INTRODUCTION - 7 MODULES
Unit 1 | Financial Information and Decision-making
1. Course Introduction Video
2. Introducing Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
3. Users and Their Financial Information Needs
4. The Language of Finance, and Communicating With Accountants
5. Glossary of Financial Terms
6. Cash Flow, Profitability, and Business Drivers
7. Section 1: Plenary Video
+ SECTION 2 | USING FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS PLANNING AND CONTROL - 20 MODULES
Unit 2 | Management Accounts
1. The Content and Format of the Management Accounts Package
2. Analyzing Management Accounts
Unit 3 | Costs/Using Costs in Business Decisions
1. Business Costs and Decisions
2. Making the Best Decisions With Relevant Costs
3. Break-Even Analysis: Calculating Minimum Sales Volume
4. Costing Methods: Marginal Costing
5. Product and Service Costs
6. Cost Centers
Unit 4 | Using Budgets
1. Income, Costs, Cash Planning, and Control Using Budgets
2. The Content and Format of a Sales Budget
3. Master Budget: The Income and Expenditure (Operating) Statement
4. Master Budget: The Cash Flow Statement
5. Master Budget: The Net Business Worth Statement
Unit 5 | Control Using Variance Analysis
1. Controlling the Efficiency of Production or Service Costs
2. Controlling Material Costs Used in Production
3. Controlling Labor Costs During Production
4. Controlling Fixed Overheads
5. Controlling Production Variable Overheads
6. Variance Control Using the Operating Statement
Unit 6 | Section Plenary
1. Section 2: Plenary Video
+ SECTION 3 | KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIS) - 5 MODULES
Unit 7 | The Usefulness of Business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
1. The Usefulness of Business KPIs
Unit 8 | How to Choose KPIs
1. How to Choose KPIs
Unit 9 | How to Use KPIs
1. How to Use KPIs
Unit 10 | KPIs in Practice
1. KPIs in Practice
Unit 11 | Section Plenary
1. Section 3: Plenary Video
+ SECTION 4 | PROJECT INVESTMENT APPRAISAL - 11 MODULES
Unit 12 | Project Investment Appraisal
1. Why Project Investment Appraisal Is Essential
2. Preliminary Steps to Gaining Project Investment Approval
3. Alternatives to Investing Capital
Unit 13 | Appraisal Methods and Risk
1. Risk and Appraising Investments Using the Payback Period
2. Risk and Appraising Investments Using the Average Rate of Return
3. Channels
4. Customer Relationships or Experience
5. Finance Segment 1 – Revenue Streams
Unit 14 | Appraisal Methods and Inflation
1. The Effects of Inflation on Investment Appraisal
Unit 15 | Common Appraisal Methods
1. Comparing Appraisal Methods
Unit 16 | Section Plenary
1. Section 4: Plenary Video
+ SECTION 5 | BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS CASE (PORTFOLIO) - 11 MODULES
Unit 17 | Building a Business Case
1. Contents of Your Business Case
Unit 18 | Identifying Your Resources
1. Types of Funding Available
2. Identifying Resources: Existing and New
Unit 19 | Sales, Production, and Pricing
1. Sales Volume and Production Capacity
2. Pricing Your Product or Service
Unit 20 | Financial Planning for Your Business Case
1. Financial Planning
2. Income and Expenditure Forecast
3. Cash-Flow Forecast
4. Balance Sheet Forecast
Unit 21 | Section and Course Plenary
1. Section 5: Plenary Video
2. Course Plenary Video
FINAL ASSESSMENT