Finance for Non Finance Professionals

Analysis and Interpretation of Basic Accounting Concepts and Financial Statements

Introduction to Financial Statements
Classification and Structure of Statement of Accounts
Fundamental Accounting Concepts and Applications
Ratio Analysis and Interpretation
Limitations of Financial and Accounting Ratios

Managerial and Cost Accounting

Identification of Cost Drivers and Cost Terminology
Break-Even Analysis
Cost-Profit-Volume
Analysis Leverage Analysis

Understanding the Time Value of Money (TVM)

Introduction to TVM
Examination of TVM Rules and Assumptions
Valuation of Different Cash Flow Streams

Financing and Capital Structure

What is a Capital Structure?
Types of Financing Instruments
Debt Financing
Equity Financing
Debt vs. Equity Financing

Finance for non-finance professionals targets all senior and upper management professionals striving to understand the fundamentals of finance. This course focuses on making executive and strategic decisions based on better financial understanding.

This training will allow participants to:

Develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of finance
Understand the basic accounting model and its limitations
Develop the ability to understand financial statements
Utilize management accounting tools for business decision making
Set financial targets and align them to long term objectives
Understand different valuation techniques
Understand capital structure and financing options

Registration

In addition to the valuable knowledge and the skills participant will get:

Certificate of course completion

Target Audience:

Marketing executives
Sales executives
HR executives
Operations managers
IT managers
Department heads
Professionals from specialized sectors (lawyers, physicians, pharmacists..)