Duration
Half-day
Location
In-house
Availability
Good
Suitable for: IA What does this mean?
Housing finance can be tricky to get to grips with. Whilst the financial principles are similar to other sectors there are particular issues that all managers need to be aware of and understand.
This half-day virtual live training expands on the topics covered by the essential of housing finance training. Explained in straightforward language, it’s geared to managers and senior staff working for registered providers or local authorities wanting to develop their understanding of financial matters. It also includes the impact of the rent cap and potential mitigation actions.
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The sessions will cover:
- Regulation – “the Standards”
- Budgeting and business planning including covenants
- VfM
- Active asset management
- Risk
- Stress testing
- Financial statements.
Who should attend?
Essential for all managers, regardless of service area, wanting to develop their understanding of finance. Ideal for those new in post, new to the sector as well as everyone wanting to refresh their knowledge.
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Our trainer
Ian Parker has worked in the public sector for 40 years. During his career he has worked in senior positions in local government and has been the Finance Director at four RPs. Ian has worked as a consultant for the last ten years and during that period has:
- Developed HQN’s VfM metric model
- Provided advice to clients about the sector’s VfM agenda
- Undertaken in excess of 50 mock In Depth Assessments (IDAs)
- Developed HQN’s merger model.
Ian is HQN’s Lead Finance Associate and in that role he provides advice to members of the Housing Finance Network and also ensures that they receive relevant news and technical updates.
We can bring this course to you.
If you have five or more staff interested our
in-house training offers great value for money.
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