Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

Course Description

Even experienced managers may find finance and accounting difficult to understand and apply. This program, taught by award-winning Georgia Tech professors, will provide the concepts and tools that non-financial professionals need to improve operating and financial decision making.

Course Content

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

EVALUATING CORPORATE INVESTMENTS

CREATING VALUE THROUGH EFFECTIVE FINANCING DECISIONS

SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING

FINANCIAL FORECASTING AND MANAGING GROWTH

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MANAGING RISK

BUSINESS VALUATION AND CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Requirements & Materials

Materials

Required

  • Computer with access to Excel

Provided

  • Analysis for Financial Management (12th Edition) by Higgins, Koski, and Mitton
  • Simulations

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for a broad range of managers including managers in engineering, operations, human resources, marketing, or sales functions that desire a better understanding of finance and accounting principles to perform effectively. Technical professionals and functional leaders transitioning into managerial positions will also benefit.

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What You Will Learn

  • The ability to read and understand the four basic financial statements
  • How to evaluate the financial statements using both ratio and vertical analysis methods
  • How to examine the important information included in financial statements for industry and competitor analysis
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How You Will Benefit

  • Strengthen your business acumen.
  • Understand the language of business.
  • Communicate effectively with other executives.
  • Get your projects approved with solid financial analysis.
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