Budgets and Financial Management in the Public Sector for Non-Financial People

“Good Financial Management is like fresh air, exercise and a healthy diet. Organisations need it every day to stay fit and to live a full and active life.” – Financial Skills Advisory Panel.

Do you think that a working knowledge of budgets and financial management in the public sector would put you and your colleagues in a position of advantage?

Whether you are a non-Financial Manager, a Local Councillor or Board Member or are otherwise involved or interested in budgets and financial management in the public sector or even a member of a Finance Team, you could benefit from one of our courses.

This course comes at a time when all public bodies are addressing the ‘Value for Money’ agenda, central government is concerned with ‘Embedding Financial Management Skills in Government’ and local authorities are concerned to develop financial awareness among Members and Non-Financial Managers. If you are to be involved in preparing, approving or managing budgets for 2009/10 this course may be especially timely.

What the Course will cover:

• Overview of Public Finances
• Embedding Financial Management Skills in Government
• Accounting Basics
• Financial Governance
• Roles of Members, Managers and Accountants
• Devolved Financial Management
• Preparing Budgets
• Cost Centres, Subjective Analysis and Profiling
• Preparing Capital Programmes
• Financial Regulations and Standing Orders
• Budgetary Control and Monitoring
• Management Accounts
• Practical Exercises in Budgeting
• Final Accounts
• Using Financial Information Systems
• Linking Budgets to Policy
• Budgeting for Value for Money

Delegates will gain an overview of the finances of Scottish Housing Associations and will keep up to date with developments in Housing Association finance in Scotland.

Venue and Date(s)

St. Helens: Haydock Park Racecourse – Tuesday 21st October 2008

London: Ibis Hotel, Euston – Thursday 13th November 2008

Midlands: Novotel (Nottingham & Derby) Hotel, Long Eaton – Tuesday 25th November 2008

The course is accompanied by a very useful book entitled:

The speaker will be Adrian Waite, the Managing Director of AWICS. The cost of the course will be £250 in London and £220 at the other venues plus value added tax.

For more information contact us at the address below or click here to download our flyer