FINANCIAL ACUMEN Basic Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Every business decision has a financial impact. Whether managing projects, purchasing equipment, improving processes or serving customers, professionals need a basic understanding of how organisations generate revenue, control costs and create sustainable profitability.
As future leaders, they should be financially aware, understand business performance indicators and appreciate how their daily decisions affect organisational performance.
This highly interactive two-day programme introduces participants to financial fundamentals in a practical, easy-to-understand manner without requiring an accounting background. Participants will learn how financial statements support business decisions, understand key financial concepts and apply financial thinking when making workplace decisions.
Using the P.R.O.F.I.T. Framework, participants will develop greater business awareness and strengthen their ability to make financially responsible decisions.
P.R.O.F.I.T. Framework
P – Profit Mindset
Understand how organisations create financial value.
R – Revenue Generation
Recognise how revenue is earned.
O – Optimise Costs
Control costs without reducing value.
F – Financial Information
Interpret basic financial reports.
I – Improve Decisions
Use financial data in decision making.
T – Think Like a Business Leader
Balance operational and financial performance.
Learning is reinforced through practical exercises, simulations and two connected workplace case studies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
(i) Understand basic financial terminology.
(ii) Explain how businesses generate profit.
(iii) Interpret basic financial statements.
(iv) Understand the relationship between revenue, cost and profit.
(v) Analyse simple financial information.
(vi) Make financially responsible workplace decisions.
(vii) Recognise the financial impact of operational decisions.
(viii) Develop a Personal Financial Awareness Action Plan.
Course Details
Trainer
Industries: Oil & Gas, Investment Management & Financial Services, Logistics, Manufacturing, Plantation, Public Transportation & Infrastructure Services, Hospitality, Medical, Construction, Property Development & Facility Management. Automotive, Defense & Security
Shanizam Samsuri is an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer, Certified Associate Coach (ICF),Certified Competency-Based Assessor and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional with over 30 years of leadership and corporate experience in PETRONAS, including an international assignment in Sudan.
Throughout his career, he has held leadership and management roles across Strategic Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Education, Internal Audit, and International Business Ventures, providing him with extensive experience in people development, stakeholder management, organisational effectiveness, and business operations.
Shanizam specialises in Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance for Non-Finance, and Personal Effectiveness programmes. He has successfully facilitated training and development initiatives for organisations such as PETRONAS, PROTON, Khazanah Nasional, PRASARANA, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Boustead Heavy Industries, AON Group, NAFAS, SME Corp Malaysia, IOI Group, UOA Group, Permodalan BSN, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara, Aerodarat, VFIVE, Kumon, Osstem, Daxonet, Shoraka Group and other various public and private sector organisations.
To date, he has facilitated more than 70 training programmes, conducted over 400 interviews and competency assessments, and accumulated more than 100 coaching hours with professionals at various levels, from emerging talents to senior leaders.
Known for his practical, engaging, and highly interactive facilitation style, Shanizam combines real-life corporate experiences, case studies, group activities, coaching techniques, and workplace simulations to ensure learning is relevant, impactful, and immediately applicable.
His guiding philosophy is:
“Training should not only be informative, but transformative — practical, engaging, and sustainable beyond the classroom.”
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