Finance
Mastering planning: budgeting and forecasting
NB: the programme can be developed around existing budget formats or, if budgeting is a new process to your company advice can be given on the best format for your company.
Outcomes
- have achievable plans, budgets and forecasts that motivate people
Indicative content
- why have budgets - the nature and purpose of budgets
- long term strategic planning to short term tactical budgets and forecasts
- different methods of budget preparation
- preparing reliable sales budgets
- preparing reliable cost and expenditure budgets
- cost centre budgeting
- using the budget process to develop and motivate the team
- budgets as operating plans - dealing with variances
- budget formats
- budget logistics