AMA2218 Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Training in New Zealand

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Participation Model: Public Training / Private / In-House Training
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Price: From NZD 7,250 +TAX
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  • UK & New Zealand Based Global Training Provider
In today's business world, when every manager is held accountable for the bottom line, you have to be finance savvy.

During challenging economic times, financial acumen is expected at every organizational level. You've got to know how to justify a request, quantify your contributions to the company, and spot profit drains immediately. Because whether you're a wizard of finance or a nonfinancial manager, performance is measured the same way-in dollars and cents!

Offering an accessible overview of finance for nonfinancial managers, this seminar features exactly what you need to further your career and build your future. From accruals to write-offs to receivables and payables, this workshop shows nonfinancial managers the concepts, tools, and techniques that can help make each decision pay off-on the job and on the bottom line.

How You Will Benefit

  • Get a firm grasp of the numbers side of your job
  • Gain greater confidence with a working knowledge of business financials
  • Learn how to "think finance" and translate performance into financial terms
  • Cultivate proactive working relationships with finance professionals and enhance your value to the organization
  • Gain an understanding of the business dynamics of dollars and cents and how to take initiatives that meet your short- and long-term goals
  • Take the guesswork out of your decision making and deliver a better bottom line
  • Expand your professional expertise-and your career opportunities


Who Should Attend?

Nonfinancial managers in every functional area of responsibility in all industries. Please bring a calculator and a copy of your annual report (if available).


What You Will Learn

  • Key finance terms: assets, liabilities, capital, depreciation, capitalization, current ratio, and others
  • The accounting process: journals and ledgers and how debits and credits work
  • Basic accounting principles
  • Apply accounting conventions and guidelines
  • Develop working rules regarding your corporate financial statements
  • Use the balance sheet to examine assets and liabilities
  • Analyze the income statement to assess revenues and expenses
  • The statement of cash flow: sources and uses of funds
  • Content and format of the annual report
  • Debt vs. equity financing
  • How leverage can increase return to shareholders
  • Keep your plan on target with budgetary controls
  • Use profit-planning tools, break-even analysis, and financial forecasting
  • Cash flow: where cash comes from and how it's applied
  • Elements of cost accounting
  • Analyze payback method, discounted cash flow, present value, and present value index in making profitable capital investment decisions
  • Criteria for examining the performance of divisions and product lines
  • Cost of capital

Training Outline

  1. Basic Accounting Concepts
    • Importance of the accounting equation
    • Significance of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
    • Accrual process
    • Difference between accounting profit and cash flow
  2. Understanding Financial Statements
    • Purpose of and terminology associated with the following financial statements:
      • Income statement or profit and loss statement (P&L)
      • Balance sheet
      • Statement of retained earnings
      • Cash flow statement
    • The accounting process, from recording business transactions to preparing financial statements
    • How various business transactions affect the financial statements
  3. Reviewing an Annual Report
    • Components of an annual report
    • Importance of notes in evaluating financial statements
    • External auditor's role and the significance of the opinion letter
  4. Evaluating a Company's Financial Statements
    • Calculate the key financial ratios using the financial statements
    • Use financial ratios to evaluate:
    • An organization's liquidity, leverage, and profitability
    • An organization's performance compared with budgeted goals
    • Use the Dupont formula to evaluate management performance
    • Use the concept of Cash Flow Return on Investment (CFROI) to determine if a segment of an organization is adding value to the business
  5. Improving Profitability through Cost Analysis and Profit Planning
    • Differentiate between fixed and variable costs
    • Help your organization improve profitability through the use of:
    • Break-even analysis
    • Contribution margin analysis
    • Direct costing in appropriate situations
    • Traditional cost accounting and its limitations
    • Relevance of activity-based costing in today's business environment
  6. Capital Expenditure Analysis
    • Distinguish between capital expenditure budgets and operating budgets
    • Function of the capital budget
    • Why cash has a time value
    • Recognize and apply different methods of evaluating capital expenditure and monitoring project performance
  7. Budgeting More Effectively
    • Role of budgeting and issues budgets can solve
    • The budgeting process
    • Types of budgeting systems in use today
    • Analyze budgets for different purposes
    • Recognize and apply different methods of evaluating and monitoring operating performance

Why Choose Us

Experience AMA2218 Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers in New Zealand through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led
  • Participation Model: Public / Private (In-house)
  • Live and Interactive Training: Connect with your instructor in real time and actively participate through discussions, Q&A sessions, practical exercises, and group activities.
  • Flexible Participation: Join the training from your home, office, or any location with a suitable internet connection.
  • Expert Trainer Network: Learn from experienced trainers with strong industry backgrounds and practical field expertise.
  • Over 30 Years of Training Expertise: Benefit from Bilginç IT Academy's professional training experience since 1995.
  • Worldwide Access: Join our live virtual classrooms from New Zealand or anywhere else in the world, or arrange a dedicated online training program for your organization.

Experience AMA2218 Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers through face-to-face Classroom Based training in New Zealand. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Classroom Based
  • Participation Model: Public / Private (In-house)
  • Face-to-Face Learning: Interact directly with your instructor and fellow delegates in an engaging classroom environment.
  • Experienced Trainers: Learn from specialists with extensive industry experience and practical real-world knowledge.
  • Professional Training Environment: Attend training in comfortable, well-equipped classrooms designed to support effective learning.
  • Practical Learning: Depending on the course, reinforce your knowledge through hands-on exercises, scenarios, case studies, and instructor-led activities.

Arrange AMA2218 Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers in New Zealand as a dedicated Onsite training program for your organization. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can deliver the training at your office or another location of your choice, with the program planned around your team's requirements and business objectives.

  • Delivery Method: Onsite
  • Participation Model: Private (In-house)
  • Training at Your Preferred Location: Organize the training at your company's office or another location selected by your organization.
  • Tailored Course Content: Adapt the training program to your projects, team structure, existing skill levels, and specific business requirements.
  • Team-Focused Learning: Develop your team around a shared knowledge base while strengthening internal collaboration and knowledge transfer.
  • Flexible Scheduling: Plan the training dates, location, and program according to your organization's operational requirements.
  • Worldwide Onsite Delivery: Arrange the training in New Zealand or at another preferred location worldwide. Bilginç IT Academy trainers can travel to your selected location to deliver the dedicated training program.


Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

AMA2218 Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Training Course in New Zealand Schedule

Join our public courses in our New Zealand facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

We can organize this training at your preferred date and location.
04 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
07 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
11 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
13 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
14 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
31 October 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
03 November 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX
05 November 2026 (2 Days)
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
NZD 7,250 +TAX

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