Date: 28 January 2025; 26 June 2025.
Location: Virtual classroom (Dates for London & Dublin TBC).
Duration: One day, 9am to 5pm (UK).
Fees: £595 + VAT per delegate.
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Financial acumen is a key building block for reward specialists looking to boost their financial literacy and enhance their contribution to organisation success. Financial fluency is now a critical requirement for reward professionals in most modern businesses as reward costs like salaries, bonus, benefits, and social insurance can make up as much as 70% of total operating costs of a business.
This course is designed by and for reward professionals looking to advance their financial fluency and boost the impact they have on their organisation’s success.
A one-day interactive class delivered by an experienced reward practitioner either in-person or live-streamed via Zoom with a small number of participants. In-person classes are hosted in London and Dublin.
How to interpret and navigate key financial reporting statements effectively including the statement of financial position and the statement of comprehensive income.
Knowledge of remuneration related accounting standards including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
How to account for various employee rewards and benefits, including salary, bonus, benefits, stock-based compensation, and evaluating associated risks.
Ability to assess a project from a financial point of view and produce a compelling business case in relation to investments and spend.
Provide you with fluency in financial and accounting language.
Enable you to make better reward/HR decisions by gaining essential knowledge about finance and accounting practices and goals.
Enable you to reduce financial and legal risk by learning the regulations/standards that govern employee reward programmes.
Enable you to understand the relationships between the work of reward specialists, and the work of finance/accounting departments.
Enable you to demonstrate business acumen by evaluating business performance contained in the financial statements and by understanding key financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Interact directly with and learn directly from an experienced reward professional on how to successfully apply finance and accounting knowledge to reward work.
This course is designed for reward/HR professionals who want to acquire actionable knowledge in organisational accounting and finance for better decision-making.
Participants should already be working in rewards or planning over the short to medium term.
There is no exam or qualification awarded.
Pat Gurren GRP, CCP, CSCP, FCIPD has over 30 years’ experience working with organisations globally to address their remuneration challenges and complexities. During his corporate career, he worked with Intel Corporation as Asia Region Compensation & Benefits Director, Europe Region C&B Director, and Global Head of C&B Operations.
In 2004, Pat established his own compensation consulting practice, Gurren Compensation Ltd. As a freelance consultant, he has worked with over 200 organisations globally to address their reward challenges. He works across all areas of rewards and has a particular passion for working with clients to link rewards to business strategy, business results and organisation culture. He enables organisations to unleash the potential of rewards via the design of effective short-term and long-term incentive programme including sales incentive programmes.
Pat has been a teaching faculty member at WorldatWork since 2008. He is a certified Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®), a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®) and a Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP®), and a Fellow of the CIPD (FCIPD).
Your PC via Zoom, live streamed or in-person class training (London & Dublin).
Why finance is the language of business.
Why business acumen matters for rewards professionals.
What business strategy is, linking rewards to business strategy, organisation culture and employee engagement.
Essential finance knowledge for reward practitioners.
Key finance/accounting standards governing the reporting of rewards programme costs.
Difference between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
The construct and format of the four key financial reporting statements:
Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet).
Statement of Comprehensive Income (Profit and Loss).
Statement of Shareholder Equity.
Statement of Cash Flows.
Key steps to ensure effective stakeholder engagement.
Assessing and articulating risk versus rewards.
Performing a cost-benefit analysis.
An overview of the time value of money.
Analysing reasons for investment in reward programmes.
Summary of key takeaways from the course.
Pointers on how best to apply the course content.
Opportunity to ask questions/discuss any part of the course.
| Virtual classroom | 28/01/2025 - 28/01/2025 |
| Virtual classroom | 26/06/2025 - 26/06/2025 |
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