Budgeting (AAT Essentials training)
This course will help you prepare budgets, learn how to make informed budgeting decisions and effectively communicate financial information to key stakeholders. It's ideal for managers who have, or will have, budgetary responsibilities. You can either book onto one of our upcoming budgeting courses or register your interest in staff training.
What it covers
Why budget?
Operational budgets
Cash flow budgets
Using budgets to manage and control the business
Skills gained
After completing the budgeting course, delegates will have learned:
- to prepare budgets and make informed budgeting decisions
- to effectively communicate financial information to business partners and the bank
- to have more informed conversations with finance colleagues to remove the risk of miscommunication around budgeting
- to provide more insightful reports based on financials
- increased confidence and effectiveness when budgeting.
Length
The course runs for one day.
In-house budgeting training for businesses
AAT Essentials courses are delivered by our approved expert trainers. These sessions are perfect for groups of staff that require the same training and can be organised:
- at your offices
- at an external location of your choosing
- as an online session.
We can also tailor the training to meet your learning objectives with pick and mix modules from across the AAT Essentials programme. Quickly fill out our register your interest form and we’ll send you our free taster and be in touch with the next steps.
Register your interest in budgeting training
Open courses for individuals
If you want to book onto a course as an individual, we run open AAT Essentials courses on a regular basis. These are our upcoming dates.
| Date | Location | Duration | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 17 March 2026 | Live online course | 1 full day | £370 |
| Thursday 11 June 2026 | Live online course | 1 full day | £370 |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | Live online course | 1 full day | £370 |
| Friday 12 March 2027 | Live online course | 1 full day | £370 |
Sheriden Amos
Sheriden is a chartered accountant who worked in practice and industry before moving into education in 2006. She is a key author for Osborne Books and also writes material for Mindful Education, a leading blended learning provider. Sheriden also provides accounting support to a mental health and wellbeing services business, teaches AAT at Heart of Worcestershire College and has successfully provided finance training to non-financial managers for many years.