One Stop Guide to Small Company Reporting

Online live, 18 March
Edinburgh, 17 June

This course focuses on issues affecting SMEs and will cover FRS 102 (Section 1A) applicable to small companies and the micro-entity option under FRS 105. It contains numerous practical examples to help you apply the various requirements to your and your clients’ accounts.

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Assertiveness: An Introduction

Online live, 20 March
London, 16 June

Becoming more assertive can make you more confident, enhance your self-esteem and increase your ability to deal with difficult people and stressful situations, as well as making you happier, healthier and more professional. Find out how with this practical and interactive course conducted in a safe environment.

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CFO of the Future 3: Cost and Profitability Analysis Workshop

Online live, 20 March
London 11 June

Learn how to see beyond budgets and accounting statements to find where the deep cost reduction and profit-making opportunities are. This involves learning new practices and techniques, including “lean practice” and “process mapping” as well as the power of “transparent information”.

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Communicating Financial Information with Impact

Online live, 26 March or 18 August

Information is abundant, but not always useful. Key conclusions and recommendations can be lost amid large volumes of technical and complex data. If you want information to equal power, you need your messages to be clear and convincing – and this seminar will help you use it to engage and influence.

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Better Forecasting and Budgeting 

Online live, 1 April

This course teaches budgeting and forecasting methods designed to help organisations grow. It explores the limitations of traditional approaches to budgeting and forecasting, why the two must be kept apart, and how rolling forecasts are a useful tool in driving growth.

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Fraud, Money Laundering and Bribery  

Online live, 2 April

Fraud, money laundering and bribery continue to be areas of focus affecting all accountants in their day-to-day work. This course provides an overview of the impact of these areas, with reported examples and a refresher on the current legislation.  

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IFRS Developments: An Essential Guide  

Online live, 10 April or 4 August

This two-hour session briefs you on all the recent and impending changes in IFRS and provides an understanding of the International Accounting Standards Board’s direction of travel. The course also highlights the changes most likely to have a significant practical impact.

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Farming, Diversification and Renewables

Online live, 15 April

This course is an update and refresher on the taxation of farming in the UK, and provides a review of the major tax issues likely to be important to farmers and their professional advisers. It addresses issues associated with diversification and developing on-farm renewables. 

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Adding Value from Finance

Length: 1 hour
This course provides a clear understanding of the measurement of financial value and how it is generated from strategic initiatives, pricing and spend management. It also demonstrates how the finance team can contribute to building value.

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Dealing with Change

Length: 1 hour 
It is quite natural to fear change – it can be difficult, stressful and a cause of anxiety. This course looks at ways of responding positively to change so that the individual or organisation can prosper and use it to their advantage.

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Forecasting in Uncertainty 

Length: 1 hour
Insightful forecasting of financial performance is becoming more difficult in these turbulent times. This session is for financial professionals who wish to navigate their businesses through uncertainty using financial forecasting, with top practical tips to help you raise your forecasting skills.

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Producing and Presenting Financial Information with Impact

Length: 2 hour 
This is an informative look at how non-financial managers can present financial information with credibility and flair. It will help you express your point clearly, enabling informed decision making based on the figures presented.

For more information about any of our on-demand courses, please email ldicas@bpp.com with the subject line “On-demand course enquiry” and course title(s) and BPP will provide the full outline and booking instructions