{"product_id":"budget-management-training","title":"Effective Budget Controls","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-course-description-show\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course is aimed at team leaders and professionals in the finance sector, it explains what a budget is and the budget setting process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-course-description-show\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe course describes effective budget controls, but before that it helps the learner to understand what a budget is – a financial plan using numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe budget setting process is described in more detail, understanding how to allocate financial resources efficiently and effectively, enabling an organisation to achieve its goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe module reviews how effective budgeting can control costs in a number of ways and identify improvements and efficiencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe various people, roles and responsibilities involved in the budget process are described as well as rules and procedures for effective budgeting and how financial control is exercised within an organisation, with the establishment of a budgetary control system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally the module reviews how to investigate and resolve variances in budget reports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn completion of this course, learners will:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how to set and monitor budgets to ensure efficiencies and cost controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe able to explain how to set realistic budgets and plan for contingencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe able to describe the process of monitoring budgets to ensure efficiencies and cost controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe able to regularly monitor and report against budgets to assess whether targets are being met\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe able to decide when to investigate variances in budget reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAccreditation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCertification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn successful completion of this course, you will be awarded a Virtual College certificate which you will be able to download and print immediately on completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDuration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, depending on learning speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course is aimed at team leaders and professionals, including finance officers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEntry Requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no specific entry requirements for this course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Virtual College by Netex","offers":[{"title":"Self Printed Certificate","offer_id":50706949767515,"sku":"01-LMX-01-011","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/8990\/8059\/files\/Black-Businessman-Writing-On-his-notepad-and-laptop.webp?v=1739455710","url":"https:\/\/shop.virtual-college.co.uk\/products\/budget-management-training","provider":"Virtual College by Netex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}