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Board Financial Oversight and Reporting

Builds the financial literacy and oversight skills directors need to hold management to account on financial matters. The programme covers reading financial statements, testing assumptions and understanding the quality of reporting. It is designed for directors across African organisations who want to question the numbers with confidence.

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What you will be able to do

  • Read and interpret financial statements from a director perspective.
  • Assess the quality and integrity of financial reporting.
  • Challenge significant estimates, assumptions and judgements.
  • Oversee budgets, forecasts and capital decisions.
  • Monitor financial health, liquidity and solvency indicators.
  • Ask incisive questions of finance leaders and auditors.

Course outline

  1. 01Financial Statements for Directors
  2. 02Quality of Financial Reporting
  3. 03Testing Estimates and Judgements
  4. 04Budgets and Forecasts
  5. 05Capital and Investment Oversight
  6. 06Liquidity and Solvency Signals
  7. 07Working With Auditors
  8. 08Questions Directors Should Ask

Who should attend

Non executive directors, board members, audit committee members and senior managers who need stronger financial oversight skills.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
Nairobi
5 day programme
FromR18,000
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