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Course Name: Finance for Non-Finance Managers

Details: 10-12 November 2010
Venue: Institute of Public Administration
Fee: €1,215 for members of the Institute/€1,350 for non-members

Description:

Finance for Non-Finance Managers

This three-day course is intended to provide an overview of the main aspects of finance confronting an increasing number of individuals in public service organisations. Devolved financial management responsibilities have led to a redefinition of many roles and the establishment of many budget holders. This has led to an increased need for people with an understanding of financial reporting, management accounting and control and audit. This short course is aimed at providing an overview of these areas of finance.

Outcomes
Having completed the course, participants will have:

  • an awareness of the role of the finance function in the organisation
  • an understanding of financial reporting practices and techniques
  • an understanding of the principles and concepts of costing and budget preparation
  • an understanding of budgetary control and how to interpret a budgetary control report
  • an overview of control and audit issues and the roles of external, internal and value for money audit.
  • the capacity to identify internal controls required and possible areas of risk.

Topics

  • Financial Management roles and responsibilities
  • Financial Reporting – concepts, principles and the accruals basis of preparation
  • The Annual Statements – Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Accounts
  • Costing & budget preparation – why, what, how?
  • Budgetary control – comparing actual expenditure to budgets
  • Internal controls
  • External, internal & value for money audits

Bookings/Enquiries
Central Bookings Office
Training & Development,
Institute of Public Administration,
57-61 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 2403666/2403665 Fax: (01) 6689135
email: training@ipa.ie

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57-61 Lansdowne Road
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 240 3600
Fax: +353 1 668 9135

Vergemount Hall,
Clonskeagh, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 240 3600
Fax: +353 1 269 8644

Registration no: 21087