Strategic Finance Business Partnering
Date: 26th January 2021
Location: Online - 10am - 1pm: Part 1 - 26January and Part 2 - 9 February
Price: £225 + VAT
Bookings have now closed - please contact bookings@bufdg.ac.uk for more information
This event will be presented online. Part 1 on Tuesday 26 January and Part 2 on Tuesday 9 February
Timings: 10am - 1pm (on both days)
This online workshop, spread over two 3-hour modules, is for you if you already have experience of operating in a Finance Partnering approach and wish to operate more strategically, further develop the effectiveness and impact of the Finance function and your role, and gain increased organisational influence.
Intended audience:
- Those established in Finance Business Partner-type role who wish to take the next step in their development and influence.
Objectives:
By the end of the course you will have:
- Explored what great Finance Business Partnering across HE is, and what it could be, based on your own context
- Reviewed current effectiveness of the Finance function based on core pillars for success and explored the role of the Finance Business Partner in influencing change
- Identified what ‘operating more strategically’ looks like in practice
- Gained strategic tools and practised using them on live challenges
- Identified the role(s) you play with stakeholders and when that helps and hinders you
- Worked as part of small breakout groups to explore a specific topic of your choice in more depth such as:
- Understanding institutional change and your role in implementing financial changes
- Handling organisational culture and politics to ensure effective decision-making and implementation
- Presenting compelling cases for action
- A comprehensive Finance Business Partnering Toolkit to take away and use at work
Content includes:
- Assessing Finance’s strategic alignment
- Finance business partnering effectiveness review, based on 5 core pillars for success
- Operating as a business consultant and choosing your role situationally
- Strategic toolkit and practical case studies
- Focussing your influence - stakeholder and political mapping
- Exploring core skills and competencies and developing a personal plan
You will also have access to Business Partnering Foundations e-learning prior to the course. (Optional)
Bookings have now closed - please contact bookings@bufdg.ac.uk for more information
