MacGregor Jamee Limited
Don’t Blow the Budget is a CFO-led course on Commercial Literacy and Managing a Cost Centre
Course Information
Are you accountable for a budget — but unsure what the numbers are really telling you?
Many capable managers and leaders are expected to manage budgets, explain variances, control costs, and make commercial decisions — without ever being properly taught how.
Managers are accountable for budgets while juggling delivery, people, and day‑to‑day pressure. You receive reports, numbers, and updates — but it’s not always clear what really matters, what’s driving the results, or what you should focus on next.
Budget conversations can feel uncomfortable, not because anyone is doing anything wrong, but because you’re not always sure what questions to ask or how to use finance support effectively.
Don’t Blow the Budget is designed to change that.
This course builds the commercial literacy needed to confidently interpret financial information, understand what drives performance, and take informed action.
8 hours of workshops spread across 4 weeks
5 individual one-hour coaching sessions
Delivered Online
All learning is live, interactive, and applied, grounded in real CFO experience rather than theory alone.
What you’ll be able to do after this Commercial Literacy course is
Understand the basics of accounting — including how financial information is constructed.
Read and interpret core financial information with confidence, knowing what really matters.
Think commercially, not just financially — understanding trade‑offs, priorities, and consequences.
Understand what drives costs, and how your decisions influence them.
Build and manage budgets that support delivery, not just compliance.
Run an effective monthly rhythm for managing cost or profit centres.
Identify cost reduction opportunities without damaging performance or outcomes.
Understand revenue drivers, gaps, and collection risks, not just top‑line numbers.
Apply commercial mindsets to assess situations, evaluate options, and avoid short‑term fixes.
Make stronger commercial decisions and build better business cases.
Communicate the financial story behind results clearly and confidently.
Who This Commercial Literacy Course Is For
Don’t Blow the Budget is designed for people who are accountable for financial outcomes — not accountants.
Managers and team leaders with cost centre responsibility.
Operational leaders responsible for delivery within budget.
Project and programme leads managing spend.
New or emerging leaders stepping into financial accountability.
Non‑finance professionals who work closely with finance teams.
If you are responsible for a budget and want to feel confident — not cautious — when discussing financial performance, this course is for you.
Location
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Blenheim
- Canterbury
- Chatham Islands
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Gisborne
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Waikato
- Hamilton
- Hawkes Bay
- Manawatu
- Manukau
- Marlborough
- Nelson Bays
- New Lynn
- Northland
- Oamaru
- Otago
- Southland
- Taranaki
- Tauranga
- Timaru
- Wairarapa
- Wanganui
- Wellington
- West Coast
- Whangarei
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Career Pathway
- Managers and team leaders with cost center responsibility.
- Operational leaders responsible for delivery within budget.
- Project and programme leads managing spend.
- New or emerging leaders stepping into financial accountability.
Course Features
What you’ll be able to do after this Commercial Literacy course is…
Understand the basics of accounting — including how financial information is constructed.
Read and interpret core financial information with confidence, knowing what really matters.
Think commercially, not just financially — understanding trade‑offs, priorities, and consequences.
Understand what drives costs, and how your decisions influence them.
Build and manage budgets that support delivery, not just compliance.
Run an effective monthly rhythm for managing cost or profit centres.
Identify cost reduction opportunities without damaging performance or outcomes.
Understand revenue drivers, gaps, and collection risks, not just top‑line numbers.
Apply commercial mindsets to assess situations, evaluate options, and avoid short‑term fixes.
Make stronger commercial decisions and build better business cases.
Communicate the financial story behind results clearly and confidently.
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