The Basics of Cash Flow: online course
While profits are important, every business needs cash in order to survive. Without available funds to pay suppliers and cover your overheads, operations can quickly grind to a halt.
This online course will explain why "turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is reality" – and the best practice for managing your cash flow.
It's part of the Business Finance Basics online course bundle of six courses: you can buy it on its own or as part of the whole bundle.
How to buy
Buy the course for £40 or the full AAT Business Finance Basics bundle for £200.
Buy a licence for your staff or professional members to access the course and our other Business Finance Basics e-learning courses.
Syllabus
Cash flow cycle
Cash and non-cash transactions
Operational and non-operational cash flows
Cash vs profit
Calculating cash positions: changes from one period to next and compare to profit, reconcile the difference
Maintaining cash flow through the cash budget
Including lagging because of credit transactions
Reducing the risk of granting credit
What you'll achieve
When you've completed the course, you'll understand:
- how to monitor cash inflows and outflows
- how to produce forecasts so you can identify when cash shortfalls might occur
- best practice credit control processes to ensure you’re paid on time, every time.
Who it's for
This course is perfect if you're:
- running your own business and looking to improve your financial acumen
- in a non-financial role but want to better understand the cash flow cycle and credit control
- looking to upskill by bolstering your basic finance skills.
License on-demand e-learning for your organisation
Embed best practice finance management across your organisation, or boost the value proposition for your members, with an AAT Business Finance Basics licence.
You'll be able to offer your staff or members access to all six of our e-learning courses – so they can access on-demand finance training at their fingertips.
How to access the course
The Basics of Cash Flow is a 30-minute session including video tutorials and interactive learning to test your knowledge as you learn.
- Businesses: 12-month licence. Access your courses in the AAT Lifelong Learning Portal or add them to your own e-learning platform.
- Individuals: 12 months' access to the AAT Lifelong Learning Portal. View all the courses you’ve purchased, monitor your latest training activity and create goals to help you achieve your training aims.
Buy or license the course
If you're an employer wanting to license the course, get in touch and we'll get back to you. Or if you want to buy it for yourself, head over to AAT Store.
