Budgets And Financial Reporting

This practical leadership and management workshop develops knowledge, judgement and workplace application in budgets and financial reports. Participants explore good-practice principles, work through realistic examples and practise tools that can be adapted to their own roles and organisations.

The workshop emphasises active participation, reflection and transfer of learning. Facilitators can contextualise examples, exercises and discussion around the organisation's policies, industry, workforce and operating environment.

• Explain the key principles associated with budget purpose and planning assumptions.
• Apply practical tools and techniques for revenue and expense forecasting.
• Use reading income statements and balance sheets to support better workplace decisions and outcomes.
• Recognise common risks, barriers and good practices relating to cash flow and variance analysis.
• Develop a practical approach to financial ratios and management questions that can be used after the workshop.

Supervisors, managers, team leaders, project leads and professionals preparing for greater leadership responsibility.

• Budget purpose and planning assumptions
• Revenue and expense forecasting
• Reading income statements and balance sheets
• Cash flow and variance analysis
• Financial ratios and management questions
• Communicating financial performance