Finance for managers - Part A · 3 modules · 3+2+2 days
M3

Management control and cost analysis

Identify, understand and master costs to improve performance.

2 days1 600 € excl. VATJ.-Ph. Michaux - CFO of the year 2025

Upcoming sessions

2 scheduled sessions

Sessions held in French
Brussels
Module 3 : Management control and cost analysis
11 & 12 December 2026 · 2 days
Luxembourg
Module 3 : Management control and cost analysis
28 & 29 January 2027 · 2 days
Description

What you will learn

Two days to master your costs: classify them (fixed, variable, direct, indirect), measure profitability by product and by cost centre, and use cost-volume-profit analysis and the break-even point to inform pricing, volume and product-mix decisions.

Audience and prerequisites

Audience : Operational managers and cost-centre owners.

Prerequisites : Recommended: module 1 or equivalent basics.

Trainer

Jean-Philippe Michaux

Jean-Philippe Michaux

CFO and Group Director of Finance, ICT and Legal Affairs at Puratos Group (since 2014), Adjunct Faculty in Executive Education at Solvay Brussels School (since 2011), CFO of the year 2025 (Trends and Trends-Tendances). Jean-Philippe teaches module 3 "Management control and cost analysis" of the "Finance for managers" programme.

Skills acquired

What you will be able to do

Classify costs

Fixed, variable, direct, indirect

Measure performance

Profitability, variances, cost centres

Steer profitability

CVP analysis, break-even point, margins

Price/volume decisions

Target profits, optimal product mix

Ready to register for Management control and cost analysis?

Join our sessions in Brussels and Luxembourg. INFPC funding available for Luxembourg residents.

See all training