Finance for Non-Financial Managers AAT Accredited

What is special about this course?

This training programme will help you to understand basic financial documents used in business. You’ll learn how to interpret the information in these documents, and use this knowledge to manage day-to-day business activity. This will enable you to be more effective in your managerial role.

After completing the finance for non-financial managers training programme, you'll be able to:

  • Understand basic financial documents used in business
  • Interpret the information in these documents, and use it to manage day-to-day business activity
  • Be more effective in your managerial role

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course but you should be working in a managerial role or looking to move into a managerial role to get the most from this qualification.

 Understanding the income statement account and statement of financial position

  • What is included in a statement of financial position?
  • What is included in an income statement account?
  • The differences between the above two financial statements.

Using information from the income statement account and statement of financial position

  • How to interpret information from an income statement account and statement of financial position.
  • Ratio analysis.
  • How to interpret using ratio analysis.
  • How to use selected ratios to interpret information in financial statements.
  • The limitations of ratio analysis.

 Controlling cash

  • Why cash doesn’t equal profit.
  • What you can do to ensure there’s sufficient cash within the business.

Using budgets to manage business activity

  • How budgets help with day to day business management.
  • How to interpret information in a budget.

How will I study my course?

  • Flexible
  • Short course

How long will my course last?

7 Hour

Where can I study my course?

    • Thurso

    Please note, UHI North Highland will be changing its name to UHI North, West and Hebrides in August 2023, subject to Scottish Government approval. This will not impact on your choice of course or how and where you will study.

Start date

Start dates are available at our Thurso, Dornoch and Alness campuses. Please email, nhcinfo@uhi.ac.uk for more details.  This one day course costs £135.

Fees

For the latest information on fees please see our Tuition Fees information.

What can I do on completion of my course?

Once completed, you may wish to register your interest on another AAT short course at UHI North Highland or look into further professional development with our PDA Financial Accounting course.

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Apply for Finance for Non-Financial Managers AAT Accredited

We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at UHI North Highland. Please note, UHI North Highland will be changing its name to UHI North, West and Hebrides in August 2023, subject to Scottish Government approval. This will not impact on your choice of course or how and where you will study. UHI North Highland operates a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion and/or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.

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