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Business Finance Professional


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Summary

Price
£440 inc VAT
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
100 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
Level 3 Business Finance Professional Award
Awarded by NCFE
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

Business Finance deals with the raising and managing of funds. Irrespective of the organisation's size, at some point in time, management will need to address the issues raised when attempting to secure funds for the organisation.

Fund management activities require financial forecasting. This forecasting allows the organisation to develop long term strategic plans for the organisation. Short-term budgets can then devised to meet the organisation's strategic goals.

This course is suitable for anybody who is interested in the financial aspects of an organisation and covers a broad range of relevant financial and managerial issues.

Description

Module 1 – Cost and Management Accounting
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce management accounting and the importance of costs and historical costs.
Investigate the methods employed by management to control costs
Discuss the principles of marginal costing.
Define the marginal cost equation.
Describe the uses and limitations of break-even analysis.
Module 2 – Budgetary Control
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explain the features of the household budget.
Describe the benefits of budgeting.
Identify the rules for budgeting and budgetary control.
Discuss cash budgets.
Discuss the behavioural implications of budgets.
Module 3 – Introduction to Accounting
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss the accounting concept.
Describe the differences between financial and managerial accounting.
Identify the characteristics of accounting information.
Define the relationship between profit, profitability and cash.
Explain the fundamental accounting conventions and concepts.
Describe the capital structure of a limited liability company.
Module 4 – Working Capital Management
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss the objectives of working capital management.
Describe liquidity and accounting profitability.
Examine the working capital cycle.
Introduce working capital management in the real world.
Introduce the concepts of credit management and effective pricing.

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