Courses

The 2020s are bringing an unprecedented rate of change, and you, the finance leader, are right in the middle of it. It is going to require every business skill you’ve learned and quite a few new ones too. This interactive one-session programme takes the lid off the skills you will need.

Are you navigating the new normal? Revising strategy and business plans? Do you keep the business on track to deliver? This 2-session workshop takes you through a practical approach to building strategy and reshaping your business model to deliver value in the post pandemic world.

Are you navigating the new normal? Revising strategy and business plans? Do you keep the business on track to deliver? This 2-session workshop takes you through a practical approach to implement KPIs and a performance management system to keep your business team on track in the post pandemic world.

Do you know your most profitable customers? Do you know the true cost of each of your services? Does your pricing reflect the full cost of serving the customer? What drives cost and profitability in your business? We spend 2 days looking at the economic engine of the business

There’s never been more pressure on you to deliver efficiently and effectively. You need to have control of costs, prioritise the right things and need flexibility to change tactics. We go beyond budgeting to more agile ways of managing and look at how to take costs out of your organisation.

You have a revised plan to navigate the new normal, but how do you make sure the business change actually happens? How do you make sure the new business model delivers the benefits it needs to? This course helps you, the CFO, be both instigator and executioner of business change.

Governments are signing up to challenging climate change action targets, and other ‘green’ objectives, with considerable implications for public financial management. This course reviews current thinking and best practice across the public sector and public finance functions enabling you to assess your and your organisations’ priorities and development needs.

There is increasing awareness of the importance of good Public Financial Management (PFM) in facilitating democratic governance, macro-economic stability, effective use of resources and social development. The financial implications of the Covid pandemic and challenges such as climate change provide a difficult environment for managing public finances. Budget adjustments, resource re-direction, financing, fiscal balance and economic management are just some of the complex issues. This course will cover the techniques of effective PFM providing all involved in public finances with a good grasp of the key concepts and techniques needed to meet the challenges.

A 4-day course, which service line managers in the public sector will find invaluable, for developing core competencies in financial management. Topics include; preparation and management of budgets, understanding service line financial reports, key responsibilities for operating financial control, maximizing value for money.

This two-day course provides an introduction to, and overview of, sustainability reporting in the public sector.

This two-day course provides an introduction to, and overview of, integrated reporting in the public sector.

This three-day course offers an overview of risk management and internal audit in the public sector, drawing upon international best practices. It covers Enterprise Risk Management, integration of risk management with public sector internal audit and public sector audit best practices.