CPD Programmes for finance teams

Best practice approaches for
Budgeting and Forecasting

This session will focus on critical organisational issues and how these can be managed by putting in place appropriate budgeting and forecasting frameworks. You'll be able to create an optimal blend of budgeting methods that suit your organisation's needs and circumstances.

After completing this session you will be able to:

Appreciate that there is not a one best approach to budgeting and forecasting
Create management buy-in to your methods
Ensure a strong linkage between budgeting and forecasting to strategy and the front line operations of your organisation
Create a method with sufficient flexibility to mirror the changing needs and requirements of your organisation
Turn budgeting and forecasting into a sharp management tool that can positively drive and shape your organisation
Use non-financial measures to support your budgeting and forecasting methods
Kill off the time wasting budget dragon and consign the annual slash and burn ritual to history

Our CPD programmes:

Keep you up to date with good financial practice
Address the needs and issues of your organisation
Include practical tools and techniques that can be applied immediately
Cater for all learning styles and use accelerated learning techniques
Enable you to work more effectively with non-financial managers and obtain their buy-in and co-operation

What our participants say:

'The course was well presented and related back to individual organisations'

Paula McLaggan, Operations Accountant, McBreen Jenkins Construction Ltd

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