Let's Talk Finance - Color Accounting™ - SG Academy

LET'S TALK FINANCE

An Immersive Finance Program For Professionals in Saudi Arabia


Imagine if you could confidently engage in finance discussions, make informed decisions, and accelerate your professional growth.

A POWERFUL ALLIANCE

Strategic Gears & Wealthvox: Bringing World-Class Financial Education to Saudi Arabia

Two industry leaders have joined forces to offer a financial training experience for professionals without a finance background. This partnership combines Strategic Gears’ expertise in business consulting and education with Wealthvox’s globally recognized financial learning methodology to deliver a transformative, face-to-face program in Saudi Arabia.

STRATEGIC GEARS

Founded in 2015, Strategic Gears is one of the largest management consulting firms in the Middle East, delivering high-impact solutions to 150+ clients across 21 industries. With a Platinum Ranking among the top consulting firms in the region (2024) and a team of 250+ professionals from 18 nationalities, the firm specializes in strategy, digital transformation, and corporate education tailored to the Saudi market and Vision 2030 goals. Having completed 220+ successful projects, Strategic Gears leverages a global network of experts and top educators to provide cutting-edge training programs.

WEALTHVOX

Founded by Peter Frampton, is a global leader in financial literacy training, empowering executives to conduct business conversations with confidence. Wealthvox is the creator of the Color Accounting™ Learning System, a revolutionary, research-backed methodology used in over 45 countries and has even been endorsed by Harvard Business School. This powerful learning framework builds financial acumen for professionals in leading companies, top universities, and executive programs. With a hands-on, interactive approach, Wealthvox ensures practical learning that drives real-world impact.

PROGRAM DETAILS

What is the Purpose of the Program?

To help professionals understand the financial principles that drive every business, enabling them to engage confidently in financial discussions and make informed decisions.

FORMAT:
8-hour in-person training
SCHEDULE:
Two 4-hour face-to-face sessions
INTAKES:
Starting from 25th May to 29th May 2025
LOCATION:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in Premium venues
CLASS SIZE:
Limited to 20 participants per session
CERTIFICATION:
Certificate of completion from SG Academy & Alumni Status
Finance program participants

WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?

Let’s Talk Finance Program is designed for professionals who want to strengthen their financial acumen and make smarter business decisions without needing a finance background.

  • MANAGERS & TEAM LEADERS
  • ENTREPRENEURS & BUSINESS OWNERS
  • Including
    FINANCE SPECIALISTS (seeking intuitive communication tools)
Professionals collaborating on finance

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Color Accounting™ System

Master finance through a revolutionary, intuitive visual learning system endorsed globally.

Practical & Interactive

"Learn by doing" with hands-on exercises, the BaSIS Framework™, and the Popup Board™.

Enhanced Business Acumen

Confidently read reports, understand key metrics, and participate in financial discussions.

DURING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL:

  • Confidently read a balance sheet and income statement — Use them to tell a meaningful financial story
  • Learn that all financial reports are based on just five elements
  • See the fundamental structure that underpins all financial reports
  • Discover the relationship between cash, profit, and the balance sheet
  • Understand the language that accountants and financial experts use
  • "Learn by doing" using an interactive model of an accounting system
  • Understand the relevance and uses of key performance measures
  • Understand how business works
Interactive finance learning

TESTIMONIALS

"The training was absolutely unbelievable... understanding level became much higher... Me, as a managing director, I am really, really much happier after a one-day training. They were giving the maximum ten out of ten."

"[This] approach has the advantage of showing how accounting works visually... the approach takes advantage of how we learn most effectively."

PROGRAM CONTENT

The Foundation

Accrual accounting concepts overview.

1
Learning context and the balance sheet:
  • Accounting purpose, themes, perspectives
  • Uses/Sources of Funds; Assets criteria
  • Sources of Funds; Liabilities, equity
  • The Accounting Duality™ & equation
  • Financing obligations: Debt vs equity
Income statement & double-entry:
  • Basic transactions & double-entry
  • Decking the BaSIS board™
  • Income statement & balance sheet connection
  • Intro to accrual: Receivables/payables
  • Value cycle of business

The Popup Board™: Scenarios

Interactive, kinaesthetic learning.

2
Accrual accounting scenarios including:
  • Debt repayments
  • Asset & inventory purchases
  • Sale of assets
  • Revenue recognition (income vs cash)
  • Prepayments & deferrals
  • Debits & credits
  • Depreciation
  • PO’s, ledgers, journal entries

Hesitate with financial reports or jargon?

Join us and gain the confidence to contribute effectively to financial conversations.