Training Topic: Strategy & Finance for Non-Finance
Participants: Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
The session was designed to help non-finance leaders understand the numbers behind decisions, connect strategy to financial outcomes, and communicate more effectively with finance teams.
Key areas I covered included:
Reading financial statements at a practical level: what to look for and what it meant
Budgeting and cost management for operational leaders
Evaluating projects and initiatives: ROI thinking, payback, and trade-offs
Linking strategy to financial performance: drivers, levers, and performance indicators
Using finance language to improve decision quality and accountability
The training helped participants become more confident in interpreting financial information, making stronger business cases, and aligning operational decisions with strategic and financial goals.
