Lead Your Finance Function: Build, Inspire, Deliver

Overview

In today’s business environment, finance leaders are not only tasked with managing numbers but also with leading teams, shaping perceptions, and driving strategic outcomes. This course empowers you to build a high-impact finance function by aligning vision, building high-performing teams, and positioning finance as a strategic partner. Structured across three practical modules, you’ll start with defining a forward-looking plan and budgeting for the finance function in Vision and Strategy for Finance. Next, in Building and Empowering Your Team, you’ll learn how to recruit, develop, and motivate your team to create a culture of high performance and cohesion. The final module, Influence, Perception, and Communication, will teach you how to elevate finance’s reputation and communicate progress effectively to inspire action across your stakeholders. Whether you’re new to finance leadership or preparing for the role of CFO, this course equips you with the tools, language, and mindset to lead confidently and successfully. The course includes practical exercises, mentor insights, and scenario-based learning to reinforce key concepts and ensure real-world application, and upon completion, you will earn a CPD-accredited certificate.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the key components of a strategic plan for building a future-focused finance function.
  • Recognize the elements of a high-performance finance team culture and their role in team engagement.
  • Select practical strategies for improving finance’s internal brand and positioning it as a strategic business partner.
  • Differentiate between tactical communication and strategic messaging when influencing non-finance stakeholders.
  • Apply techniques to communicate progress and success in ways that enhance finance’s credibility and visibility.

Lessons:

Lesson 1: Vision and Strategy for Finance

Craft a clear, future-focused vision for finance that aligns with strategy, reshapes its role, and builds support for investment and impact.

Lesson 2: Building and Empowering Your Team

Build a high-performing finance team by hiring the right skills, fostering accountability, and creating a culture of trust, growth, and collaboration.

Lesson 3: Influence, Perception, and Communication

Lead finance with purpose and impact by turning insights into influence, shaping strategy through clear communication, and positioning your team as a true business partner.

Additional Information

CPE Credits / CPD Hours: 2

Field of Study: Personal Development

No prerequisite knowledge is required to be successful in this course.

No advance preparation is required.

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: QAS Self Study

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