Best Practices for Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
Overview
The course provides an opportunity to explore how to successfully establish credible budgets and forecasts that are user friendly management tools to monitor and help improve performance. You will learn about proven practices in planning, budgeting and forecasting as applied by an experienced CFO to overcome challenges. Additionally, you will have an opportunity to network and share experiences with like-minded people keen to tackle challenges in this key area.
Target Audience
Those responsible for planning.
Budgeting.
Forecasting:
Strategy.
Planning.
Budgeting Teams
Accountants.
Financial Controllers.
Finance Managers
Business Unit Heads
Internal Auditors
Consultants.
Course Outcome
• This training course will offer you proven and best practice in effective planning, budgeting and forecasting. You will learn about:
• Contributing effectively to Strategic Planning.
• Constructing outcome and event driven budgets and forecasts.
• Linking budgeting and forecasting to the business’ strategy.
• Budgeting and forecasting tools and techniques.
• Business partnering and guiding operational management in budgeting and forecasting.
• Communicating effectively upwards with the board and senior management.