Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers Seminar # 2218

Don’t let fear of finance set you back!

Finance...for nonfinancial managers. It’s a topic you must understand. You’ve got to know how to justify a request, quantify your contributions to the company and spot profit drains immediately. Because whether you're a wizard of finance or a nonfinancial manager, performance is measured the same way—in dollars and cents!

Offering an accessible overview of finance for nonfinancial managers, this seminar features exactly what you need to further your career and build your future. From accruals to write-offs to receivables and payables, this workshop shows nonfinancial managers the concepts, tools and techniques that can help make each decision pay off—on the job and on the bottom line.

How You Will Benefit

• Get a firm grasp of the numbers side of your job
  
• Gain greater confidence with a working knowledge of business  financials
  
• Learn how to “think finance” and translate performance into financial terms
• Cultivate proactive working relationships with finance professionals and enhance your value to the organization
• Understand the business dynamics of dollars and cents—and take initiatives that meet your short- and long-term goals
• Take the guesswork out of your decision making and deliver a better bottom line
  
• Expand your professional expertise—and your career opportunities

What You Will Cover

• Key finance terms: assets, liabilities, capital, depreciation, capitalization, current ratio and others
  
• The accounting process: journals and ledgers, how debits and credits work
  
• Mastering the mind-set: see business in terms of dollars-and-cents decision options that pay off—short- and long-term
• Basic accounting principles
  
• Applying accounting conventions and guidelines
  
• Developing working rules regarding your corporate financial statements
• Using the balance sheet to examine assets and liabilities
  
• Analyzing the income statement to assess revenues and expenses
  
• The statement of cash flow: sources and uses of funds
• Content and format of the annual report
• Understanding the footnotes
  
• Debt vs. equity financing
  
• How leveraging can increase return to shareholders
• Keeping your plan on target with budgetary controls
  
• Using profit-planning tools, break-even analysis, financial forecasting
  
• Cash flow: where cash comes from and how it's applied
  
• Elements of cost accounting
• Analyzing payback method, discounted cash flow, present value and present value index in making profitable capital investment decisions
  
• Criteria for examining the performance of divisions and product lines
  
• Understanding the cost of capital

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for nonfinancial managers in every functional area of responsibility in all industries.

Note: Please bring a calculator and a copy of your annual report (if available).

This Seminar Features Blended Learning

AMA Blended Learning combines instructor-led training with online pre- and post-seminar assessments, tune-up courses and other resources to maximize your training goals. Through a blend of proven instructor-led seminars and powerful online technology, AMA Blended Learning provides a compelling and more comprehensive experience for the learner—producing a greater return-on-investment for the employer and the seminar participant.

Additional Information

• Extended Seminar Description
• Faculty Info
• Seminar Hours
• Accreditation and Continuing Education Units
• Travel and Accommodations
• Cancellation Policy
• Federal Government Employee Discounts
• On-Site Delivery

Registration Fee

3 days / 1.8 CEUs
Nonmembers $2,095 / AMA Members $1,895 / GSA $1,623

Schedule

We have 65 scheduled sessions located nationwide starting between December 1, 2008 and August 19, 2009.

• Call 1-877-566-9441 for an AMA Training Consultant.
• E-mail customerservice@amanet.org
• Fax AMA Text Registration Form
• Mail AMA Text Registration Form