Financial Acumen Simulation (for Non-Finance)

Designed to strengthen financial acumen and link strategy to measurable business results

About the Program

This intensive three-day program combines financial fundamentals with dynamic business simulation. Participants operate within a realistic competitive environment, making strategic and operational decisions while observing their direct financial impact. Through experiential learning, structured reflection, and guided facilitation, participants move beyond theoretical finance to understand how businesses truly create value. The program bridges the gap between numbers and strategy — helping professionals see the full business picture.

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Why This Program?

This program is designed to build practical financial capability across the organization — not through lectures, but through immersive experience.

  • Participants do not simply learn finance, they experience it

  • By engaging in competitive simulations and real-world scenarios, they build confidence in interpreting financial information, aligning strategy with execution, and contributing meaningfully to business performance

  • It is applied business acumen — practical, interactive, and immediately transferable to the workplace

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Who Should Attend?

This program is ideal for:

  • Non-finance professionals seeking stronger financial literacy

  • Mid-level managers and team leaders

  • High-potential employees preparing for broader responsibilities

  • Early-career professionals transitioning into leadership roles

  • Organizations aiming to build financially aware, strategically aligned teams will find this program particularly valuable

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Learning Experience & Format

  • Three-day immersive workshop

  • Interactive business simulation and team-based decision-making

  • Real-time performance tracking and competitive scenarios

  • Cohort-based collaborative learning environment

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Meet Your Instructors

  • Iele Steen, Master Trainer

    A London-trained lawyer discovered her passion for educational gaming and business simulation after international roles in Mexico and Singapore. She created Balinca Plus™ to help finance and non-finance professionals understand the story behind the numbers and has since delivered training to leading global organizations such as Oracle, Cisco, Apple, Nokia, and GE.Shape

    A London-trained lawyer discovered her passion for educational gaming and business simulation after international roles in Mexico and Singapore. She created Balinca Plus™ to help finance and non-finance professionals understand the story behind the numbers and has since delivered training to leading global organizations such as Oracle, Cisco, Apple, Nokia, and GE.Shape

  • Josiane A., Senior Financial Expert

    A seasoned Financial Planning & Analysis leader with more than 18 years of experience across global institutions, specializing in strategic financial decision-making, budgeting, and advanced financial modeling.

    A seasoned Financial Planning & Analysis leader with more than 18 years of experience across global institutions, specializing in strategic financial decision-making, budgeting, and advanced financial modeling.

What you will learn

Understand how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement connect — and what they reveal about organizational performance:

Interpret key financial indicators and ratios to evaluate profitability, liquidity, efficiency, and risk:

Recognize the financial consequences of operational and strategic decisions:

Identify value drivers and understand how growth, cost, and investment choices impact long-term sustainability:

Balance trade-offs between risk and return in competitive environments:

Strengthen commercial awareness and think beyond functional silos:

Translate financial insights into clear, data-informed business decisions:

Develop a business-owner mindset focused on sustainable value creation: