The Fundamentals of Finance for Executive Assistants

    

Who is it for?

This programme is especially conceived to meet the needs of:

• management assistants
• executive secretaries
• administrative assistants.

What business issues will we address?

Understand the figures that give key information on the business and better support your manager preparing analyses and reports. This includes: How to talk the basic language of finance and accounting; The key financial statements; How is an international business financed; How to measure overall company performance; Helping to prepare a business plan; How to prepare an effective budget.

What will I be able to do after participating?

By participating in this programme, you will be able to:

• gain a working knowledge of key terms in finance and accounting, and understand the concepts behind them
• understand the ways in which financial tools allow you to plan, measure and control a company’s performance, which will enable you to better assist your manager in financial matters
• sharpen your awareness of the economic environment and its impact on your company so that you are better able to spot facts and figures affecting the business
• make sense of a set of basic financial statements
• prepare a meaningful budget.