COURSES
Professional development

COURSES
Professional development

Valuation Techniques (With Valuation Modelling)
London, 14–15 May or 24–25 September
Online live, 20–21 August
Manchester, 30–31 October
Edinburgh, 25–26 November
This two-day course aims to provide you with an understanding of the practical uses of different valuation methodologies, together with hands-on experience of applying them in practice. There is a particular focus on the professional and credible presentation of your work in real-life scenarios.
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CFO of the Future 5: Best Practice Measurement and Reporting
Online live, 22 May
London, 5 August
Are your measures and reports too slow, too detailed and lacking in performance insights? You need to provide your partners with fast, frequent and relevant information. This workshop focuses on how to turn “dumb KPIs” into intelligence using business analytics and corporate performance management.
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Stress Management – An Introduction
Online live, 29 May or 21 August
Stress can adversely affect all professionals – it can take its toll on your career, relationships and, above all, health. This one-day practical and interactive course will introduce delegates to the vital resources they need to deal with stress at work and at home.
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Essential Tax Update for the Accountant in Practice or Employment
Online live, 3 June or 28 November
This course is designed as an update on the tax developments that accountants who don’t specialise in this field need to be aware of. It highlights recent changes, problem areas and planning opportunities.
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The Strategically Focused Accountant
Online live, 5 June or 6 November
Explore the accountant’s role in strategy development and delivery and find out how to use your professional skills to add strategic value to your organisation. This course will give you greater confidence in your ability to make a strategic input.
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Audit Technical Update for Audit Teams
Online live, 10 June or 9 September
The audit profession is under regular scrutiny to provide high-quality work. This half-day seminar highlights the current key areas of focus for your upcoming audits, including regulator and reviewer feedback and any recent areas of changes to auditing standards.
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Data Analysis with Excel – Intermediate
Online live, 11 June
London, 18 September
This one-day course offers quick tips for better using the power of Excel. The course involves analysing large data sets, using a variety of reporting tools, array formulae and CSE keystrokes, nesting functions and data manipulation, as well as an introduction to macro automation.
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Treasury – Introduction
Online live, 16–17 June or 1–2 December
This interactive two-day course provides a solid grounding in the concepts and products used in treasury management within banks, companies and financial institutions, as well as explaining relevant terminology and jargon, illustrated with case studies.
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For a list of all upcoming live courses and to book, visit icas.com/cpd-courses
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSES
Budget vs Actual
Length: 1 hour
Budget is typically agreed before the start of the financial period it covers. As that period passes, the actual performance is compared with the budget as a benchmark. This online course covers variance analysis used to benchmark budget against actual performance in more detail.
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Forecasting and Budgeting Techniques with Excel
Length: 1 hour
Gain an insight into powerful and effective trending techniques for forecasting and budgeting. This course includes industry-standard Excel models, which can be easily applied with any business data and will help identify ways to improve decision making in your organisation.
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Managing Difficult Members of Staff
Length: 1 hour
This course discusses the different types of difficulty a manager may encounter, the motivation of the member of staff concerned and how the wider team may react. It covers practical steps needed to deal with both the short- and long-term implications.
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Negotiation Mastery
Length: 1 hour
Negotiation is at the heart of many professional interactions whether with clients, suppliers, colleagues or stakeholders. This course uses the latest thinking to achieve sustainable negotiated agreements that satisfy all parties at the table, using powerful tools to deal with the most complex of negotiations.
For more information on any of our on-demand course titles, please email ldicas@bpp.com with the subject line “On-demand course enquiry” and course title(s)