Richard France specialises in management development training rather than technical accounting training and most of the courses assume little or no previous financial awareness. Courses have also been delivered Internationally in Germany, Holland, Saudi Arabia, Dubai amongst others.

Courses can be designed from concept as well as being 'standard type' courses such as 'Finance for Non-Financial Managers' & 'Budgeting'. For instance, specialist procurement-related finance courses are delivered to a major International aerospace Company.

The workshops/seminars are supported by PowerPoint graphics, animations, spreadsheet demonstrations, video, group work, case studies etc. and full supporting notes can be downloaded from this website. Additionally, a light and humorous approach to the training is taken to convey the learning in an enjoyable manner which is the most intangible benefit offered. Detailed course feedback and evaluation questionnaire analysis is assumed.

The following are some of the courses that can be delivered by the company and all can be individually tailored to suite the client’s specific needs. If a full management development programme is required, then a training needs analysis may well precede any training proposals.

Training Courses Delivered by Richard France MBA, FCA

• Business Planning — This course takes the participant through the whole process of business planning from setting financial and non-financial objectives to evaluating the marketing, operations, HR and financial position and then to the development of these functions to achieve the planned objectives.

• Finance for Non-Financial Manager — This two day programme covers the key financial statements (e.g. profit & loss a/cs and balance sheets) and techniques which a manager of an organisation requires.

• Finance for Procurement Negotiation - Supplier Evaluation & Understanding Supplier’s Cost Structures — These one or two day courses equip the procurement specialist with the underpinning financial knowledge to effectively negotiate with suppliers from a position of understanding how a supplier is performing financially and deducing how they arrive at their cost estimates.

• Introduction to Finance for First Line Managers/Graduate Development — An ideal awareness training finance course for those with no previous financial knowledge.

• Project Investment Appraisal — A one day course on understanding and utilising techniques for appraising capital projects such as payback, ARR and Discounted Cash Flow (Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return)

• Budgetary Control Workshops — A one day course in understanding how good budgetary control will help an organisation. It will address fixed and flexible budgeting and variance reporting.

• Financial Modelling - A whole range of courses can be undertaken in using Excel model development to aid learning of finance, Excel development and application of models to the workplace.

• Finance for Marketeers — This course is aimed at marketing managers who need a good grasp of the financial implications of marketing decision-making.

• Financial Decision Making — A mathematical approach to financial decision-making covering contribution and break-even analysis, product line decision-making, investment appraisal, company valuation and take-over theory.

• Consultant Training for Grant Aid — This two day course specifically focuses on training consultants who need to appraise whether a project or new venture is viable before approving it for grant aid.

• Creative problem solving & Decision Making — This two day programme looks at the types of problems faced by managers of organisations and addresses the techniques available to creatively solve each stage from awareness to generating alternatives to evaluating choices for the best solution.

• General Risk Awareness — This one-day course addresses managers’ requirements to be aware of and understand broadly the risks behind the decisions they make and to plan accordingly.

• Risk Assessment and Management — This course takes the manager through the whole risk process from awareness to management of the risk to decision-making, quantification and sensitivity analysis.

• Understanding Partnership Accounts — This course covers the whole area of accounts of sole traders and partnership accounts. The profit & loss accounts, balance sheets, capital accounts, drawings, broad tax implications and interpretation. It is useful for professionals and commercial businesses alike.

• Directors Duties and Recognizing Insolvency — This course covers a fundamental understanding of the financial accounts of a company, recognizing insolvency and the statutory duties of directors. Ideal for recently appointed directors.

• Business Awareness & Graduate Induction Week — An introduction to accounting, marketing, managing people and commercial awareness.

Corporate clients have included the following industries:

Aerospace, Banking, Tyre Manufacture, County Councils, Building Designers and Planners, Government Agency, National Federation, Hospital Supplies, Logistics, General Engineering, Ceramic Manufacture, Construction Industry Training.

Specific clients include: Rolls-Royce plc, Pirelli Tyres, Saudi American Bank, DEFRA.

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