Financial Acumen for Leaders
This one-day short course will help you understand the numbers behind better business decisions.
This one-day short course will help you understand the numbers behind better business decisions.
Course overview:
Leaders do not need to be accountants, but they do need to understand the numbers behind business performance. This practical, one-day workshop makes financial information clear and useful.
Participants will learn how financial statements, KPIs, budgets and forecasts connect to operational and strategic decisions, building the confidence to ask better questions and contribute more effectively.
Who it is for?
Business owners, managers, team leaders, project and programme managers, budget holders, emerging leaders and professionals without formal finance training.
Participants will learn to:
- Read and interpret key financial statements
- Understand essential financial terms and performance measures
- Connect operational decisions to financial outcomes
- Use budgets and forecasts with greater confidence
- Contribute more effectively to planning and performance discussions
Presenter: Dr Vida Botes
Senior Lecturer, Waikato Management School
Dr Vida Botes teaches and researches accounting, business performance and the practical use of financial information. She is known for making complex concepts clear, relevant and immediately useful. Her interactive teaching helps professionals build confidence with numbers and use financial insight to support better business decisions.
Senior Lecturer