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Finance for Marketing and Sales People

Training Description

The aim of this 1 day workshop style course is to equip marketing and sales people with the financial knowledge they need to fulfil their role and appreciate how their negotiations affect the financial performance of their company.

The programme is brisk and interactive and is delivered in layman's terms


The Course Suits

This programme has been specifically prepared for marketing and sales people.

Training Benefits

  • It will make people aware of the financial benefits of their decision making
  • Give people confidence when negotiating financial aspects of transactions with customers; even the customers finance staff !

Course Timetable

9.15 - 9.30 Coffee & course objectives

9.30 - 9.45 Financial jargon & vocabulary Distribution of exercise defining common financial jargon and terms to be completed at end of day.

9.45 - 10.30 The significance of profit

  • Why is a profit needed?
  • What factors determine how much profit is enough?
  • The events and activities that affect profitability.

10.30 - 11.15 Sales v. margins (including practical exercises)

  • Defining margins - gross margins/contribution/net margin
  • Margin v. mark up
  • Different methods of calculating margin
  • Defining direct and variable costs
  • Defining indirect and fixed costs
  • Understanding break even - volume x margin
  • The factors when assessing selling prices

11.15 - 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 - 12.45 An appreciation of company accounts

  • Profit and loss account
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement
  • Cash Flow Forecast

What 16.15 - 16.30 Financial vocabulary exercise Completion of exercise issued at start

16.30 Action plans - what will you do now ?


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