Essentials Series #09-8 13th July

Basic Finance and Costing for HR Practitioners

Speaker - John Kind

This event included these topics:
• The use and interpretation of financial information
• The practical significance of a variety of financial performance indicators
• The different kinds of costs and costing techniques
• The impact of different cost structures on financial performance.
 
The workshop looked at:
• Financial objectives and shareholder value
• Financial statements, especially profit and loss accounts, cash flow statements and balance sheets.
• Financial terminology and ‘buzz' phrases
• Financial indicators and financial performance measures
• Costing, costing techniques and cost structures
• The elements of project appraisal - evaluating the financial attractiveness of a longer term capital project.

The Speaker - John Kind

John Kind specialises in learning and development with a focus on commercial and financial skills. He has nearly 25 years experience of designing, facilitating and presenting workshops for executives at all levels of seniority. He has worked in 30 countries.
John's client list consists of a wide range of ‘blue chip' organisations including BAA, BP, Babcock International, the Institute of Directors, the John Lewis Partnership, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal British Legion.
He has been ‘Lecturer of the Year' on the University of Strathclyde's MBA programme in Switzerland. In 2007, he received an award from BP's Financial University for developing and facilitating global training programmes on Credit Management.
John is the author of two books - Accounting and Finance for Managers (published by Kogan Page) and Financial Games for Training published by Gower.