Introduction to Financial Management for Charities

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Introduction to Financial Management for Charities

Are you a new trustee, a charity founder or an aspiring finance officer or maybe someone who handles the administration of finances for your organisation. If you need to make sense of accounts and reporting, or maybe just want a quick refresh on charity finance then this training is for you.

Introduction to Financial Management for Charities

Are you a new trustee, a charity founder or an aspiring finance officer or maybe someone who handles the administration of finances for your organisation. If you need to make sense of accounts and reporting, or maybe just want a quick refresh on charity finance then this training is for you.

This course will give you an introduction to the basics around financial management for charities. It is aimed at non finance managers and those that handle the administration of finances for your organisation. In addition to the theory there will be practical exercises on the basics of book keeping including how to record income and expenditure, bank reconciliation, petty cash and the basics of cash forecasting.

Who is this training for?

  • Non finance managers and those that handle the administrations of finances for your organisation
  • Those new to charity finance.
  • Trustees would also benefit, as a way of ensuring that they understand their financial responsibilities.

What this training covers?

  • Basics of charity finance
  • What good financial management looks like and why it's important
  • Responsibilities
  • Practical exercises

Training Outcomes

  • The importance of basic and good financial management
  • That spreadsheets are your friend
  • Excel spreadsheets to take away
  • How to record income and expenditure in a cashbook
  • How to reconcile bank statements against a cashbook
  • How to forecast
  • Petty cash systems

Delivery

To be delivered via Zoom