Making Monthly Reports Worth Reading - eLearning



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World class finance functions produce monthly reports that managers actually read. This course will enable you to delight your audience by setting clear objectives, creating compelling visuals and creating monthly reports that drive business improvement.

Preparing monthly reports is a task we are all familiar with. But could you be doing more to use these reports to drive business and find the root causes of problems? 

To use your monthly reports to inform business strategy, you need to understand who you are reporting to, what they need to know, and how to share that information in the most coherent way. 

Setting clear objectives, creating compelling visuals, and identifying and finding solutions for problems ahead of time – this course looks at ways to improve the effectiveness of your reporting. You will look at organisational strategies, KPIs, and presentation methods, as well as learning how to structure and design your analysis, making your reports worth reading every time.  

Upon satisfactory completion of this activity, you will be able to:
  • Clearly outline business strategies and relevant KPIs in your monthly reports 
  • Know what to report on, helping to lay the foundations for effective reports 
  • Align your business strategy with your reporting 
  • Cater for different audience needs including understanding the best way to present data 
  • Design and format monthly reporting dashboards 
  • Help users interpret your reports 
  • Use your reports to identify performance issues and provide solutions

Benefits:
This course will enable you to produce informative and effective reports which are compelling, persuasive and easily understood.
Ross Maynard
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Ross has worked as a consultant and trainer for over 20 years, specialising in process improvement and lean for finance teams.

No prerequisites.


No materials distributed.


No assessments required.


EVENT DETAILS


Topic: Reporting

Sub-Topic: Business Reporting

Format: eLearning

Proficiency Level: Intermediate

CPD: Upto 4 hours