Course Description
Good financial judgment can deepen the decision-making skills of any business professional. Fluency with monetary figures helps you tie everyday operations to the financial success of your organization at a department and senior level. This dynamic 2-day instructor led Finance and Accounting for Non Financial Managers Training course will ground you in the functions and tools of finance. You will examine financial statements—including the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and statement of stockholders' equity—as guides to fiscal health. You will also identify what you want to gain from a budget and describe the steps of budgeting to meet these goals.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers training course, you will be able to:
· Describe the importance and major elements of financial statements.
· Use balance sheets to determine the assets a company has at its disposal.
· Interpret income statements to identify corporate earnings, expenses, and profitability.
· Read cash flow and other statements to assess an organization’s real-world financial situation.
· Select a budget type and method to fit the needs of a company.
· Prepare a responsible budget.
Agenda
Lesson 1: Reviewing Financial Basics
· Identify the Benefits of Finance
· Describe Financial Statements
Lesson 2: Interpreting Balance Sheets
· Identify Elements of Balance Sheets
· Analyze a Balance Sheet
Lesson 3: Interpreting Income Statements
· Identify Elements of Income Statements
· Analyze an Income Statement
Lesson 4: Interpreting Other Financial Statements
· Read Cash Flow Statements
· Read Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
· Read Notes to Financial Statements
· Identify Elements of Financial Statements for Non-Profits
Lesson 5: Planning a Budgeting Approach
· Describe Budgeting Principles
· Choose What and How to Budget
Lesson 6: Utilizing Budgets
· Prepare an Operating Budget
· Prepare an Activity-Based Budget
· Monitor a Budget