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Read the numbers. Build the budget. Defend the business case.
Somewhere along the way you were handed a cost centre. Nobody checked whether you could read a balance sheet. One practical online day with Lindsay Dewberry on reading financial statements, building a budget that holds up and making the case for spending money.
Finance for Non-Finance Managers is a one-day online masterclass from The Leadership Institute for managers who hold a budget or a cost centre but don’t come from a finance background. Led by Lindsay Dewberry, Managing Director of Panache Training & Consulting, it runs live on Zoom on Wednesday 17 March 2027 and earns 6 CPD hours. Every topic includes a hands-on exercise on supplied case-study material.
A full, interactive day with Lindsay, built for managers in business, not-for-profits, health and education.
Finance literacy works best when the whole leadership team speaks the same language.
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Somewhere along the way you were handed a cost centre. Nobody checked whether you could read a balance sheet. Now you approve spend, build next year’s numbers and sit in meetings where finance talks about accruals, margins and cash flow as if everyone speaks the language.
Most managers get by. They nod through the budget meeting, roll last year’s figures forward with a few per cent added, and hope nobody asks why the forecast moved. That works until the business case gets knocked back, the overspend lands on your name, or the CFO asks a question you can’t answer.
This one-day masterclass closes that gap. Lindsay Dewberry has spent more than 25 years teaching managers to read financial statements, build a budget that holds up and make the case for spending money. You’ll work through real statements and a case study, not theory, and leave able to talk to finance as an equal.
No finance background needed. Every exercise runs on supplied case-study material, so no company documents or confidential figures are required. Work in government? Finance for Non-Finance Managers in Government runs the next day.
Members of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Governance Institute of Australia may claim it as verifiable or structured CPD. Every delegate receives a certificate of attendance.
Any manager who holds a budget or a cost centre but doesn’t come from a finance background.
Lindsay held senior accounting and management roles at several national banks and fund managers before founding Panache Training & Consulting in 2000. He has designed and delivered finance training ever since, in workplaces and in tertiary education, with particular expertise in performance measurement and external reporting.
His clients span financial services, hospitality, federal and state government, not-for-profit and manufacturing, including NAB, ANZ, MLC, Telstra, Coles Myer, Tabcorp, Nine Entertainment Co., Disney Australia, CSL Limited, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Transurban, Mercedes-Benz, Deakin University, NSW Health, Melbourne Water, the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Defence.
“The trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful. He explained complex concepts in simple and easy to understand terms.”Blue Card Services, Finance for Non-Finance Managers
“Best feature: the practical activities and the experienced, knowledgeable trainer.”
“Best feature: activities engaging with each other on work areas. The understanding of some of our workplaces was great.”
All prices exclude GST. Live online course.
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Log in from 8:30am. The day runs 9:00am to 5:00pm Sydney time (AEDT) with morning tea at 10:30am, lunch at 12:30pm and afternoon tea at 3:00pm. Case study materials are emailed before the course.
That’s 8:00am–4:00pm in Brisbane, 8:30am–4:30pm in Adelaide and 6:00am–2:00pm in Perth. You take part in every discussion and exercise and receive a certificate of attendance and 6 CPD hours.
You’ll need a computer with a stable connection, a quiet room, a webcam (we ask everyone to join on camera), headphones with a microphone and Zoom access on your work device.
No. The course starts from the basics and is built for people who don’t work in finance.
Not in 2027. This course runs live online only on Wednesday 17 March 2027, so you can join from anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.
No. It’s a live, interactive day with exercises and questions, so please plan to attend on the day.
A calculator or spreadsheet is handy for the exercises. No Excel skills are needed.
$899 + GST at First In rates (until 18 December 2026), $999 at Early Bird rates (until 12 February 2027) and $1,099 at Standard rates. Groups of 3–4 save 10% and 5–9 save 15%.
Finance for Non-Finance Managers in Government on Thursday 18 March 2027 covers public money, delegations and departmental budgets. If you manage a budget in a government agency or council, choose that one.
Six CPD hours. Members of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Governance Institute of Australia may claim it as verifiable or structured CPD. Every delegate receives a certificate of attendance.
You can send a substitute at no cost, or transfer to another Leadership Institute event. Cancellations emailed to us receive a credit note valid for 12 months; within 14 days of the event the credit note is less a $300 service fee. We do not provide cash refunds.
Yes. Groups of 3–4 save 10% and 5–9 save 15%. For ten or more, we run the course in-house for your organisation — at your office or online, on dates that suit you. Call (02) 8294 2044 or request a quote on this page.
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