Finance for Non-Finance Managers

This webinar provides a practical introduction to key financial concepts for professionals without a finance background. It demystifies common financial jargon and explains the core financial statements. Attendees will learn how to analyse financial data, understand costs, create and manage budgets (including contingency planning), and apply cash flow budgeting. The session also introduces the fundamentals of investment appraisal to support informed, financially sound decision-making in a managerial context.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers a structured learning experience designed to deliver actionable outcomes. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical skills to apply in their professional roles.

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

Content 

• Jargon Buster

• The Financial Statements

• Analysing Financial Statements

• Costs

• Budgets & Contingency Funds

• Cash Budgeting

• Investment Appraisal

Presenter

Lesley Millar Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services

Having started her career in an accountancy practice in Scotland, Lesley then worked as a Manager of the Client Accounting department of Credit Suisse Trust before moving into full time training and consultancy. She established OneStudy Training in 2005 to offer professional qualifications and a variety of professional development courses. She has worked in a wide variety of roles, from internal audit, operational excellence projects, post merger integration to new business set up and lecturing professional education. Lesley has spent ten years delivering and writing course material for all levels of the ICSA syllabus along with various ACCA papers, bespoke and in-house training. A keen academic, Lesley is a Certified Accountant, a Chartered Secretary and has level 2 in Teacher Training, a certificate in International Accounting Standards and a Lean Sigma project management qualification.