Managers and executives in any profession will find this 6-week highly interactive hands-on course to be highly valuable in developing a financial literacy that is essential in making informed strategic decisions.

You will learn how to examine financial statements, review cash flows, perform ratio analysis, apply the process of planning and controlling a budget, make strategic allocation decisions, and determine the value and financial health of an organization. 

By the end of the course, participants will not only be better prepared to manage and understand financial performance, but also be more creative and innovative critical and strategic thinkers. You will be prepared to immediately apply the practical knowledge gained during the bootcamp.

Module 1 Introduction to Financial Statements

  • Identify the primary financial statements and the other items included in a set of financial statements
  • Understand the accounting equation and apply its principles to the financial statements
  • Understand the relationship between the primary financial statements
  • Explain the content and structure of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position, Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity

Module 2 Preparing Financial Statements

  • Explain the need for and limitations of financial statement analysis.
  • Prepare financial statements in comparative form and explain how such statements are used.
  • Place the balance sheet and the income statement in common-size form and properly interpret the results.
  • Identify the ratios used to measure the well-being of the common shareholder, and state each ratio's formula and interpretation.

Module 3 Analyzing Financial Statements

  • Describe and apply the basic techniques of financial statement analysis;
  • Explain the relationship between strategic business analysis, accounting analysis and financial analysis;
  • Identify and utilize value-relevant information contained within financial statements
  • Recognize and explain the fundamental role of accounting numbers in the valuation of entities and the key financial claims on these entities’ assets (equity and debt securities);
  • Conduct an applied business research (including locating, critically interpreting and evaluating firm-specific financial information) by analyzing a firm’s performance based on its financial statement data.

Module 4: Cost Management and Controls

  • Understand how to apply the COSO framework
  • Learn to use cost control analysis for investing decisions

Module 5 : The Art of Finance Pro-Forma Analysis

  • Develop a finance based Pro Forma analysis
  • Learn how to apply common finance metrics to evaluate a deal

Module 6: Financial Statement Quality of Earnings

  • Understand the elements of Quality of Earnings
  • Apply financial statement and non-GAAP ratios

A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course work.

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Click 'Add to Cart' to enroll in the Certificate in Finance for Non-financial Managers.

Upon completing checkout, you will be enrolled in both courses (XFIN-900 Finance for Non-financial Managers and XCOM-903 Thinking to Thrive: A Seminar) and will be registered for our personalized career services. There is no additional charge for XCOM-903 Thinking to Thrive: A Seminar.  The seminar is bundled with career services.

XFIN-900 Finance for Non-financial Managers will have live video conference meetings are for six consecutive Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET.   

XCOM-903 Thinking to Thrive: A Seminar will have four asynchronous modules in Canvas with optional video conferencing with the instructor.

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Using the Live Online platform, Georgetown faculty deliver real-time online exceptional educational experiences based on a human-centered approach that integrates the needs of professional learners and the possibilities of technology.

Live online classes are small to support highly interactive engaged learning and collaboration, deliver the same learning objectives as classroom courses, and count towards the completion of a Georgetown certificate.

You will experience:

  • live lectures, discussions, activities, and the dynamic exploration of topics and concepts
  • the immediacy of live connections with the instructor and your peers to challenge and encourage innovative thinking and the meaningful exploration of ideas
  • scheduled lectures, discussions, and presentations with a comparable level of interaction as classroom attendance
  • networking and the creation of social connections with other professional learners in a global classroom

 

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