Financial Literacy Course - Accounting and Financial Management Training

Overview

Would you like to learn how to assess your organisation’s financial health?

Would you like to be able to easily interpret a balance sheet, profit or loss statement or cash flow statement?

This course will explain all that and more ... without using jargon or accountant-speak.

What’s covered

Why financial literacy can give you a career boost!
A tour of your organisation’s annual accounts
The 3 major statements and what they tell us

The Balance Sheet
The Profit or Loss Statement
The Cash Flow statement

The role of auditors

How to assess the financial health of your organisation
Why you should never trust accounting software 100%
The indicators of a financially robust organisation
How fraud happens and how to prevent it
Identifying and managing organisational risk
How to budget accurately and effectively
Financial reporting … who gets what?

Who's it for?

Board and committee members
CEOs and senior managers
Divisional or departmental managers
Any person who wants a great introduction to organisational financial literacy and management

Outcomes

A clear understanding of organisational accounting processes
An ability to assess the financial position and performance of your organisation … and others
The knowledge you will need to introduce or enhance a risk management program
An understanding of what budgets are required and how to build them

Facilitator

Andrea Moody

Andrea Moody has more than 20 years of significant experience in financial and business management and has demonstrated her ability to demonstrable results in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

She has a graduate degree in business, is a Certified Practising Accountant and also is a qualified workplace trainer and assessor.

Andrea brings a unique mix of experience, knowledge and qualifications and combined with her ability to talk in 'non-accountants' language ensures that her presentations are packed with practical and understandable information that you can use immediately!

Details

As this course topic is very specific, this course is only offered on an in-house basis.
This course generally runs as a one day course from 9.30am – 3.30pm.
We can conduct any of our courses specifically for your staff and at your premises or a venue decided by you.
The program can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of your organisation and participants.