FIN 001 – Finance for Non Finance: Empowering Financial Context, 16 October 2025

INTRODUCTION

A general understanding of Finance for Non-Financial Managers is needed in any business environment where individuals have to manage budgets or costs and to take responsibility for revenue or expenditure. With the increasing emphasis on business results it is necessary for every manager to know and understand some of the techniques and actions necessary to ensure that their unit achieves its objectives both in terms of task and also in terms of financial goals.

• Make Better Bottom-Line Decisions with a Working Knowledge of the Numbers End of Business
• Gain a New Sense of Confidence When Dealing with Financial Professionals
• Understand the Business Dynamics of Dollars and Cents—and Take Initiatives That Optimize Results in Line with Short- and Long-term Goals

• Take the Guesswork Out of Your Decision Making and Deliver the Results You Need
• Cultivate Proactive Working Relationships with Financial Professionals and Enhance Your Value to the Organisation
• Learn How to “Think Finance” and Translate Various Measures of Performance into Financial Terms