The Oxford Advanced Finance Leaders Programme

The management and leadership elements of this training seminar use a range of approaches to learning, including experiential group activities, individual exercises, mini case studies, role plays and syndicate discussions.

The financial elements of this training course include numerous practical examples and real life illustrations. The training methodology combines presentations, discussions, team exercises and case studies. The emphasis is on gaining the theoretical knowledge and practical application of all the topics covered.

By the end of this training seminar, delegates will be able to:

• Understanding your role as manager and leader
• Establishing clear objectives and standards of performance for your team
• Managing your workload using effective prioritisation, delegation and information management techniques
• Maximising your influencing skills
• Developing and leveraging the capabilities of team members

• Professionals who are in charge of teams and/or departments
• Business Professionals from sales and marketing
• Operations, Engineering, Planning
• Project Management, Logistics and Procurement Professionals
• Human Resources and other Non-financial Areas
• Accountants
• Financial Analysts
• Auditors
• Financial Personnel and Senior Finance Professionals who require an update or a refresher in the topics covered
• Professionals who want to better understand the financial aspects of their roles

Organisational Impact

• Managers who have shared and practised different ways of performing the key leadership functions offer increased self-awareness, flexibility and confidence
• Able to stand back from the everyday detail and focus on longer-term organisational needs secure in the knowledge that their team are competent and motivated to deal with operational tasks
• An increase in the ability of their managers to understand and analyse the key financial statements
• Anticipate the financial factors that form the basis of strategic decision-making, which should ultimately result in better planning, and improved company performance
• All the topics in this seminar are considered in the context of maximisation of shareholder wealth, which is the primary objective of all commercial organisations

Personal Impact

• Delegates will be exposed to a range of different approaches to leadership and management practice, allowing them to select those most suitable for their situation and personal style
• Delegates will have the chance to experiment with key techniques before applying them in the workplace and will help them build the confidence to move beyond traditional assumptions about the ‘right’ way to manage
• Delegates will have the opportunity to broaden their financial knowledge to enable them to develop and manage the financial aspects of their role more effectively and improve performance
• Delegates will acquire the ability, when involved in decisions about investment, operations, or financing, to choose the most appropriate tools from the wide variety of financial techniques available to provide a quantitative analysis
• Delegates should leave the seminar with a better understanding of the financial tools and techniques that support an organisation’s planning and control, with regard to their own departments or business units, as well as their companies