Public Sector Finance – Putting finance at the heart of decision-making

Course Outline

Overview

By attending this interactive 90-minute online course, you will have a clear understanding of how to improve the availability and use of financial information and analysis in decision-making in government.

Agenda

• The structure of financial leadership
• Enablers of improvement in financial information
• A model – The UK Financial Management Reform Programme

Target Audience

This online course is suitable for:

• New entrants to the public sector.
• Staff with some practical experience but with no financial qualifications.
• Non-financial staff in the public sector who need to understand the basics of financial management.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this online course, you will understand:

• The importance of the structure of financial leadership.
• Tools to drive systemic improvement in the quality of financial information.
• How this has improved decision-making in practice.