2026: Coaching skills for finance leaders

2026: Coaching skills for finance leaders

£900.00 + VAT
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Schedule Description: Lead with impact. Develop with purpose.
Sessions: 0
Session Hours: 0.00
CPD hours: 10hrs 30mins

Description

Develop a coaching mindset to lead with impact- empowering your team, improving performance, and building trust through purposeful conversations and collaborative growth.

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Virtual classroom - Coaching skills for finance leaders
Lead with impact. Develop with purpose.
*New for 2026*

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WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
Traditional directive leadership is no longer enough in today’s fast-moving, complex business environment. Finance leaders need to empower their teams, build capability, and foster independence – all while balancing heavy workloads and rapid change.

This course introduces coaching as a practical leadership tool, giving you the mindset and skills to unlock potential in others and drive performance through collaboration and trust.

Through hands-on practice and peer-to-peer coaching, you’ll learn to ask powerful questions, tackle difficult conversations, and apply coaching techniques to real workplace challenges. You’ll leave with the confidence and tools to embed a coaching mindset in your day-to-day leadership.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand your own leadership approach and flex it for impact.
• Apply proven coaching models in real workplace situations.
• Tackle difficult conversations, motivation dips, and development gaps with confidence.
• Lead through questions, not commands – empowering your team to thrive.
• Embed a coaching mindset into everyday leadership with a clear action plan.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Finance professionals in senior roles who lead teams, functions or projects, and want to get the best from others by evolving their leadership style.

Ideal for: Heads of Finance, CFOs, Financial Controllers, Finance Business Partners, and those on the pathway to top-tier leadership.

WHY CHOOSE ICAEW?
• Trusted heritage: For over 145 years, ICAEW has trained and supported the world’s leading finance professionals, setting the global benchmark for quality.
• Expert-led learning: Our courses are designed and delivered by subject matter experts, combining professional insight with real-world experience.
• Connected and relevant: With close links to government, regulators, and industry, our training reflects the latest challenges and opportunities in business and finance.
• Practical and interactive: Live, small-group learning with peer exchange ensures every programme delivers immediate workplace impact – and counts as verifiable CPD.

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 10hrs 30mins 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.

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A 10.5-hour hands-on programme delivered across three interactive sessions plus a follow-up. Includes practice with peers to ensure skills are applied between sessions.

Session 1
• Explore leadership approaches and your default style.
• Learn core coaching techniques: deep listening and high-impact questioning.
• Begin peer-to-peer coaching practice.

Session 2
• Reflect on early coaching experiences.
• Receive feedback to grow confidence.
• Refine goal setting and the coaching mindset.

Session 3
• Apply coaching to real leadership challenges (delegation, motivation, development, conflict).
• Build confidence in using coaching informally as well as in structured settings.

Session 4
• Consolidate learning.
• Identify how to sustain a coaching culture within your team or organisation.

 

Chris Paterson
Chris is an Executive Coach, facilitator and mentor who primarily works with managers and senior leaders to develop their own authentic leadership style and increase their personal resilience.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Chris has spent the last 17 years at GSK in a variety of Finance, Marketing, Project Management, Corporate Development and Business Leadership roles. His career journey has taken him to work in Czech Republic and Romania as a Finance Director. Chris made the transition from Finance into Commercial roles a number of times. He was a Brand Manager and later a Business Unit Head (sales and marketing) in Romania and in the UK.

Chris has always been passionate about learning, spotting potential in others and supporting them in their growth and career development. As such, Chris left GSK in 2016 to set up his own company as a full-time coach and facilitator.

As a coach and facilitator, Chris has a calm, supportive presence coupled with the ability to challenge clients to grow into their potential as leaders. Chris delivers training courses for GSK and the MOE Foundation. Chris is a member of the Association for Coaching and has been accredited as an Executive Coach.

Chris has also set up a charitable coaching programme for young people to support their transition from education into the workplace.

"Excellent course facilitator, highly knowledgeable and insightful, thanks Chris for all your efforts." - Delegate feedback

 

Rate Cost Early Bird Pricing
ICAEW Member £700 + VAT £595 + VAT
Non-member £900 + VAT £765 + VAT

Early Bird Pricing
15% discount automatically applied on bookings made up until 6 weeks before the course date

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?

Yes, no fixed timings - will depend on the length of the course.

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.

 

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