2025: Corporate Governance for Finance Professionals

£625.00 + VAT
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Virtual
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Business performance, risk & strategy
May
15
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Dec
31
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09:30
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16:30BST
Schedule Description: Examine the principles of corporate governance in the UK and how they should be applied.
CPD hours: 6

Description

Examine the principles of corporate governance in the UK and how they should be applied.

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Corporate Governance for Finance Professionals

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Corporate governance is the way that any organisation manages and controls its day-to-day operations. It is driven by the purpose of the organisation and at its heart it should seek to enable the achievement of the objects set by the Board, based on the delivery of the agreed strategy. It represents the fundamentals of good business practice and incorporates business life at all levels of the organisation. The Board of any organisation has the ultimate responsibility and accountability for the corporate governance framework, supported by their executive and operational teams. Consequently, there is an expectation that accounting and finance personnel, especially at senior levels, have the appropriate knowledge, understanding and capability to support, and help to lead the process. It should not be viewed as just a ‘bureaucratic exercise’.

"An excellent overview of a complicated subject."

Delegate feedback

This course, in the time available, provides a good practical overview of what you need to know about corporate governance. A combination of expert teaching techniques, case study materials and peer discussion, will help you to learn to contextualise the overall approach to governance. This in turn will enable you to manage and respond efficiently and effectively, and best promote corporate governance systems, processes and procedures. Central to good governance is the opportunity to communicate how the organisation understands, responds to and meets a range of stakeholder’s (both internal and external) expectations, based on a solid foundation of ‘Trust’.

Learning outcomes:

  • Appreciation of how good governance can make a difference and is a strategic focused activity and not just a ‘tick-box’ routine.
  • Basic benchmarking of corporate governance frameworks to a range of recognised standards, principles and codes, across all sectors and both UK and international.
  • An ability to draw together the essential themes and headline areas that demonstrate a joined-up approach to governance with particular focus on what constitutes an ‘effective board’, including its composition, skills and competencies.
  • Consideration of individual director, both Executive and Non-Executive, duties, roles and responsibilities.
  • Getting the best out of board performance and effectiveness evaluations and reviews.
  • Assessment of the constitutional and organisational structures and the determination of the appropriate board sub-committee needs and requirements, including areas such as remuneration, audit, risk and nominations.
  • Updates on how boards are looking at areas such as strategy development, risk management and internal control.
  • Understanding of assurance needs, with reference to the ‘3-Lines’ concept, and potential use of ‘assurance mapping’ techniques.
  • Review of the latest trends and developments, including areas such as diversity and inclusion, ‘ESG’ matters, compliance and legal obligations.
  • Access and use of the latest ICAEW knowledge in this area.

CPD hours

ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement.

Attending this course could contribute up to 6 hours of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the course booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record.

Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

Who should attend?

Senior finance professionals at all levels, both Executive and Non-Executive, who want to increase their ability to articulate, shape and lead an effective response to corporate governance needs.

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What is a virtual classroom?

A virtual classroom provides the same great learning experience as other ICAEW training, except one difference, you can learn from your desk.

Being delivered online makes it so much easier to access in a busy working week and would definitively recommend this type of training. The breakout rooms work really well to allow you to get to know the other participants and share experiences.

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The focus is on the learner and creating an enriching classroom experience that connects participants globally. Using video, learners can converse and interact with the trainer and other learners in real-time. Whiteboards, break-out sessions, polls, screen-sharing, and interactive Q&A create an immersive learning experience.

I think the virtual training format using Zoom, and the survey features, and break out rooms, really works great. I had no problems engaging with the facilitator and felt he listened to what we said, and kept the pace of the content moving steadily.

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How do I attend a virtual classroom?

Once you've booked your session, you will receive an email with your booking confirmation. The steps you will need to follow to attend your virtual classroom will arrive in a separate email closer to the date of your course.

Trainer

Louis Cooper - MD, Risk & Control Services and co-founder of NEDA
Louis is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and has over 30 years’ experience in governance, risk and assurance services, in public practice where he has worked for all of the ‘Big 4’ Accounting firms and for 6 years was a partner at the UK top 10 audit firm Crowe Clark Whitehill (now Crowe UK), where he led the Risk & Assurance team. He provides a range of corporate governance consulting and advisory services and sits on the Quoted Companies Alliance ('QCA') Corporate Governance Expert Group and co-wrote the QCA Corporate Governance Code 2023. He acts as an Associate with three governance, risk and assurance consulting firms and is a regular speaker at governance related events, both in the UK and overseas.

Louis was one of the founders of the Non-Executive Directors’ Association (‘NEDA’) – the members Association that was set up in 2006-7 to support the specific needs and demands of Non-Executive Directors and Trustees across all sectors and at each stage of their ‘life-cycle’. Louis was CEO for 10 years and led the NED and board training, education and advisory services. Louis acted as editor of the latest edition of the ‘NED Handbook’ (6th Edition - 2023) and helped to establish the Non-Executive Director Awards which celebrated 18 years in 2024.

 

Rate Price
ICAEW Member £425 + VAT
Non-Member £625 + VAT

 

How are the courses delivered?

All Virtual Classrooms are run by live on Zoom. These are interactive and not recorded, interaction and delegate involvement is encouraged.

When will I receive joining instructions?

You will receive a email with joining instructions after enrolling. Materials and any other resources for the course will be sent to you shortly before the course start date.

Are there breaks?

Each 3-hour virtual classroom will include a 10-minute comfort break.

How do I access the course slide deck?

Depending on the course you will either be sent in the lead up to the course or after.

What if I miss the live date?

The Virtual Classrooms are not recorded so we recommend you attend all sessions.

What if I am going to be 15 minutes late?

This is not a problem, the classroom starts at the start time, but you will be let in if you are delayed for any reason. Trainers do their best to accommodate catch-up, but this is not guaranteed. Where possible please let us know of any delays so we are aware when doing role call the beginning of the session.

Can I have my colleague with me in the live course?

Yes, if you purchase a second place. Each booking is valid for one person only.

Can I record the training?

No, virtual classrooms are not recorded.

Do the courses on this programme count as verifiable CPD?

Yes, these courses contribute verifiable CPD, so long as you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role. Additional information about CPD can be found here: Your guide to CPD.

How many people will be on the course?

Virtual Classrooms are designed to resemble a real classroom. Therefore, group sizes vary between 6 – 22 delegates per course.

Click here to view the full 2025 Virtual Classroom CPD Planner.

Governance Mastery Learning Bundle (19 hours)

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Strengthen Your Leadership and Strategic Impact

This comprehensive learning journey equips finance professionals with the skills to excel in corporate governance, risk management, and non-executive directorship. It includes three focused courses:

1. Corporate Governance for Finance Professionals: Gain strategic insights into effective governance, board composition, director responsibilities, and the latest trends, including ESG and diversity, to drive organisational success.

2. Risk Management for Finance Professionals: Develop a strategic approach to risk, enhance enterprise-wide profiling, and learn advanced techniques like assurance mapping and risk maturity assessment.

3. NED Training and Certification Programme: Prepare for non-executive directorship with a deep understanding of board dynamics, governance best practices, and strategies to add tangible value.

Together, these courses provide actionable tools and insights, aligned with ICAEW expertise, to help you lead confidently in governance and risk-focused roles.

Begin your journey to becoming a transformative leader today.

How to book:
1. Purchase a bundle to start your journey.
2. Fill in the form provided in your booking confirmation email, selecting course dates and send to ella.hemmings@icaew.com.
3. Confirmation email with selected or alternative date suggestion to follow.

Our public course programme is deliberately structured to encourage delegates from different organisations to participate. However, if you have six or more delegates who require development in the same area, we are able to run a more cost-effective and much wider range of courses tailored specifically to your organisation.

Organisations will have the choice to run our in-house courses online or in-person.

These are ideal for organisations seeking hassle-free, flexible and cost-effective training delivered to multiple delegates at your location of choice. Whether we use our existing materials or develop new content for your business, our expertise lies in translating your requirements into a pragmatic, interactive training programme highly relevant to your people and organisation.

To discuss in-house training for your business please email academy@icaew.com or contact us through our enquiry form

 

 

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