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John Somerset Financial Management Information Session

By Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority

Date and time

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM AEST

Location

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

250-290 Spring Street East Melbourne Melbourne, VIC 3002 Australia

Description

The VRQA invites you to attend an information session on ‘Practical financial governance skills for schools’ presented by John Somerset.

Date: Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Time: 9.30 – 11.30 am (Registration opens at 9 am)

Venue: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 250-290 Spring Street | Corner of Lonsdale Street

  • Bookings are essential
  • Bookings need to be received by Friday 18 August 2017
  • There is no charge to attend this session

John has 27 years of experience in chartered accounting and for the past 20 years has operated a financial benchmarking survey for non-government schools in Australia and New Zealand working closely with the Association of School Business Administrators Ltd (ASBA).

John holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. John has completed the Company Directors course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John’s presentation will focus on the factors influencing the financial viability and sustainability of independent schools and will cover: understanding industry income; expenditure and debt including trends; and related governance practices including strategic planning, budgeting, financial risk assessment, and monitoring.

If you have any queries please contact the VRQA on vrqa.schools@edumail.vic.gov.au




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