Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

Complete Seminar Details

Increasing profits and performance are two of the major responsibilities of every manager. This 2-day course will enable you to communicate confidently using financial data and gain practical insights into the crucial financial measurements used by top management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE:

• The skill, confidence, and competence to master the numbers side of your business
• An understanding of how your decisions impact the bottom line
• The ability to focus clearly and concisely on critical financial indicators
• Better decision-making based on hard financial data
• The know-how to improve your understanding and working relationship with your company's financial department.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• The Basics of Accounting --- linking the accounting equation to business applications
• The Accounting Cycle --- documenting and tracking business transactions and understanding how those transactions are reflected on financial statements
• The Balance Sheet --- understanding its managerial objectives and usage
• The Income Sheet --- how to define revenue and expense and effectively use income statement ratios to evaluate profit and loss
• The Statement of Cash Flow --- an understanding of cash flow and non-cash expenses, and the differences between cash and profit levels
• Cost Accounting --- why it is necessary and how to use it as a management tool
• Fixed Assets --- what they are and how to evaluate and account for them
• Budgeting --- the basic budgeting process, cost/price/volume relationships and how they impact the bottom line, break-even analysis, and more.

Sponsor Background:

The Corporate Education Center is comprised of four program groups

Management Development: offering quality management development seminars to help you reach your peak potential in a rapidly changing business world.

Information Technology Seminars: providing high quality application development and systems training for the corporate community in the form of technical seminars, customized technical training and renowned international conferences.

Authorized Education: offering manufacturer authorized computer training in Novell, Microsoft, Lotus, and SCO technologies.

Computer Career Programs: providing accelerated, hands-on technology-specific certificate programs in computer programming, networking, and PC service & support. We also offer Financial Aid, Job Search Assistance and Placement Services.

Cancellation and Rescheduling

Course fees for public registration courses are fully refundable if Boston University receives written communication of the cancellation or reschedule on or before the 14th day before the course start date. Boston University will accept notification via U.S. mail, fax, or email.

Cancellation or reschedule requests received fewer than 14 days before a course start date will be charged a fee equal to 25% of the course or seminar fee. Please note: there are no refunds available for cancellation or rescheduling of a boot camp registration received fewer than 14 days prior to the start date.

If you fail to attend the course or boot camp without giving notification to Boston University, the full course or boot camp fee will be charged. A substitute may be sent in your place to avoid penalties. Credit card payment refunds must be credited to the same credit card account number.

The Boston University Corporate Education Center may cancel a class due to low enrollment; a 10-day notice is typically provided to enrolled students.