Finance & Accounting · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
The Financial Literacy Training Course provides leaders with the essential financial knowledge needed to make informed, strategic, and responsible decisions. In today’s competitive environment, leaders must understand how financial information drives performance, influences resource allocation, and shapes long-term organizational health.
Learning Objectives
Understand the structure and purpose of key financial statements and their leadership implications
Interpret financial reports to support strategic, operational, and performance-related decisions
Apply budgeting and forecasting methods to improve planning and resource allocation
Strengthen personal financial literacy through saving, investing, and debt management strategies
Identify potential financial risks in business and personal situations
Communicate more effectively with finance teams, investors, and organizational stakeholders
Analyze financial performance using ratios and key indicators
Use financial insights to strengthen strategic decision-making and leadership credibility
Who Should Attend
The Financial Literacy & Intelligence for Leaders Training Course is ideal for non-financial professionals who contribute to strategic decision-making or oversee financial responsibilities within their teams.
Senior leaders
Directors
Business owners
Functional managers and department heads
Government and NGO leaders
Project managers and cross-functional team leaders
Professionals
Course Outline
Day 1 — Foundations of Financial Literacy and Leadership Finance
The importance of financial intelligence for modern leaders
Key financial terminology and concepts explained simply
The link between finance and strategic leadership
Financial versus managerial accounting: what leaders need to know
Day 2 — Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
Income Statement (P&L)
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
How to analyze profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency
Day 3 — Financial Decision-Making in Business
Cost structures and break-even analysis
Budgeting and forecasting for departments and projects
Capital expenditure versus operational expenditure (CapEx vs. OpEx)
ROI, payback period, and NPV: making investment choices
Day 4 — Personal Financial Intelligence for Leaders
Principles of personal finance for executives
Budgeting, debt management, and savings strategies
Investment basics: stocks, bonds, funds, and real estate
Financial goal setting and planning for retirement
Day 5 — Linking Financial Intelligence to Strategic Leadership
Finance in strategic planning and organizational growth
Communicating financial information to non-financial audiences
Making data-driven decisions under uncertainty
Ethical leadership and financial responsibility
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses cover?
The portfolio covers IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and IPSAS, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost and management accounting, accounts payable and receivable, internal controls and audit, and finance for non-finance managers.
Who should attend a finance and accounting course?
These courses suit accountants and financial analysts, finance managers and controllers, budgeting and planning staff, internal auditors, accounts payable and receivable teams, and non-financial managers who own a budget or read financial statements.
How long are finance and accounting courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa finance and accounting courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can finance and accounting training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa finance and accounting course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.