In today’s complex economy, a basic requirement for virtually every manager in any discipline, is a solid grasp on the numbers side of business.

Some of the key issues faced by businesses, organizations, projects and programs include; efficiency, financial sustainability, cost effectiveness, accountability and transparency, especially in a time in which development organizations are under pressure to prove their effectiveness.

 In order for managers to understand how their business is performing at any given time and to evaluate, assess, and devise new strategies to boost future performance, they need information. Financial statements are a critical source of that information, because it forms the language of business.

Thus, every manager and professional needs a comfortable grasp of the concepts and language of financial management if they are to play their full part in making decisions and monitoring performance, because a working knowledge of financial principles and their application is essential for a manager to be effective.

Yet many managers struggle with the link between financial information and decision-making in daily operations, which is where this course comes to play.

This course is designed specifically, to equip managers from all backgrounds with critical skills on key aspects of finance, essential to growing a business.

Also you will learn critical financial fundamentals to enable you confidently communicate with financial practitioners, understand how to analyze and evaluate financial decisions, and contribute more to the creation of shareholder value.