In Company Courses

arena4|finance offers a variety of short courses designed specifically to meet the needs of the developing supervisor through to senior managers. All courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation. Please call us for details on ++44 1202 842809

In Company Courses for Improving Commercial Thinking
This series of training courses in finance for non financial managers have been designed to develop commercial awareness so that participants can think, talk & act more commercially within the workplace. This programme is offered at three levels depending on individual experience and the course content can be adapted to suit the needs of your own company using internal management accountants for case study and discussion activities. This is a highly interactive programme requiring participants to engage in discussions and case study activities. Candidates are encouraged to bring examples of their own internal reports. Tailor your own bespoke programme from the following:

Introductory – for those with no prior experience of finance and accounts

This course is for absolute beginners and is designed to provide an introduction to finance and accounting.

Topics include:

• Introductory numeric skills including decimals, percentages and ratios
• Definition of financial terms and terminology
• The basics of how to trade & make a profit
• Business environment – key measures in the economy – what do they mean and what is the significance?

Intermediate – for those who are moving into roles requiring them to deal with finance on a day to day basis

This course has been designed for operational and departmental managers who are now required to interpret the monthly performance report and develop operational action plans to meet business objectives.

Topics include:

• Definition of financial terms and terminology from the business profit and loss account – weekly business done, monthly reports
• Business controls to mange revenue and cost
• How to trade & make a profit
• Compute business calculations relevant to role with accuracy and confidence and gain insight on interpretation
• Business environment – key measures and impact on the trading environment
• Introduction to the importance of budgeting and forecasting
• Brief overview of the difference between CAPEX and operational spend

Advanced – for those who deal with finance on a day to day basis in their roles and need to improve forecasting and analysis competences

This course has been designed for senior managers whose role includes the interpretation of financial information for strategic decision making

Topics include:

• Understand the ‘bigger picture’ – including the significance of profit, cash and asset management
• The significance of the component parts of profit and loss account, the balance sheet and cash flow and the interrelationships
• Measures for interpreting performance including a range of generic and industry specific ratios
• Preparation of the operational budgets and regular forecasting techniques
• Effective budgetary control practices
• Capex budgeting versus operational spends
• Understanding the external business environment and the impact of external factors on decision making

Our chosen learning management system, MOODLE, enables us to create powerful, flexible and engaging online learning experiences. A typical learner experience can include:

• Elearning content including epresentations, worked examples, case studies and videos
• Quizzes and activities
• Live chat rooms, Wikis and blogs
• Forums where users can rate messages for relevance
• Online workshops enabling and encouraging learners to collaborate
• Learner directories with grades achieved

In short, this system provides conveniently located learning opportunities available at the pace and direction of the learner. All learning experiences are managed by experienced facilitators who are suitably vetted, qualified and skilled in the delivery of engaging learning and development.

To discuss the requirements for your organisation contact us on 01202 842809.