Do you want to learn financial management?
Need more knowledge of budgeting?
More demanding role of Today's Executive secretary/PA
The role of the executive secretary/PA in today's working environment has changed and demands are now created through supporting organisational vision and coping with change. The role of the personal assistant being to take pressure off their managers to ensure smooth operation of the business, the core skills are those required not only to be the first point of contact for staff, clients and suppliers, but also to have a grasp of basic financial awareness in order to agree and manage budgets effectively with appreciation of core financial principles.Are cash flow statements confusing you? Can you make sense of
a set of financial figures? Do you control your budget or does it
control you?
If you are not confident working with financial concepts and language
then you are not alone.
This practical two day course will demystify finance and help you enhance your effectiveness as a PA, ensuring that you can make financially sound business decisions and showing how you can add even more value to your company.
- Understand exactly what your colleagues are talking about.
- Gain the tools and knowledge you need to get what you want from the finance team.
- Understand financial vocabulary, terminology and financial statements;
- Successfully use budgeting.
- Analyse a balance sheet and find out what is happening in your company.
- Know the difference between cash and profit and between overheads and capital expenditure.
- Enrich your job by taking over some finance areas from your boss.
Who should attend?
This course has been specifically designed for:- PAs and top secretaries whose bosses either work in finance or are key figures within the organisation and have to deal with budgets, management accounts and financial facts. .
- Executive secretaries, office managers and PA's who work in a financial environment like an accounting firm, bank or insurance company.
After 2 days you have been developed your financial skills in such a way that you will be in a better position to understand the impact of business decisions and to work more effectively and feel more secure in your own working area.
After following all sessions you will receive the IBB Certificate
'Financial Skills for PA's, Executive Secretaries and Office Managers'
The Benefits of IBB's Certificate Courses:
- Be able to show that you have completed graduate management education and that you have substantial experience in management on a regional and global level.
- Earn a Certificate in your chosen topic area that will attest to your proficiency, enhance your value to your organization and further your professional development.
- Find the answers to your questions and the guarantee that you can contact your course leader directly-till half year after the course- for further tips & tools and professional support.
- Heard best practices and critical strategies in your chosen field that will ensure organisational compliance and improve your job performance.
- Exchange ideas and benchmark with your peers about common (and not so common) dilemmas in business practice.
For more information, requests on In-company training, do not hesitate to contact us and request the agenda by mail:
mail@ibbint.com
Or call our Course Department for Middle East & Asia: + 91 33 40034943





