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AMA's Finance Workshop for Non-Financial Executives

Get a complete financial education in just four days. . .and be prepared to make more powerful, informed business decisions. From understanding the essence of cash flow to learning how to create value on a corporate level, this comprehensive program covers all the principles of corporate finance. Through the effective use of actual case studies and annual reports of major U.S. public companies, you’ll come away better equipped to speak and interact intelligently with finance colleagues…make more informed business decisions...analyze financial statements with new clarity...know the workings of the financial markets…and understand that the core purpose of your firm is to increase shareholder value.

Seminar Number: 01104

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About This Course

You don't need to be an accountant to understand the numbers that drive your business. This workshop introduces essential concepts from Finance for Non-Financial Executives and Finance for Non-Financial Managers, helping professionals at any level understand what drives profitability and communicate more effectively with finance teams. Through immersive exercises, you'll gain confidence applying principles from accounting for non-financial managers, enabling you to connect operational decisions to financial performance. Whether you lead a team or just want a clearer picture of how your work affects the bottom line, this workshop gives you the financial fluency to make better decisions.

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Who Should Attend

  • Experienced managers, general managers and directors
  • Vice presidents and top executives in sales, marketing, production and manufacturing
  • Those in managerial positions (and up) throughout the organization who need a background in the principles of corporate finance

Note: You'll need a calculator for this seminar.

  •   In-Person4 Day(s)
    24 CAE, 2.4 CEU, 24 CLP, 24 PDCs, 24 PDU, 24 PHR, 24 PMU, 24 SPHR
  •   Live Online4 Day(s)
    24 CAE, 2.4 CEU, 24 CLP, 24 PDCs, 24 PDU, 24 PHR, 24 PMU, 24 SPHR
 
 

Get a complete financial education in just four days. . .and be prepared to make more powerful, informed business decisions. From understanding the essence of cash flow to learning how to create value on a corporate level, this comprehensive program covers all the principles of corporate finance.

Through the effective use of actual case studies and annual reports of major U.S. public companies, you’ll come away better equipped to speak and interact intelligently with finance colleagues…make more informed business decisions...analyze financial statements with new clarity...know the workings of the financial markets…and understand that the core purpose of your firm is to increase shareholder value.

  • Become grounded in all the principles of corporate finance
  • Reduce the risk of financial errors in managerial decision making
  • Learn how accounting and bookkeeping work
  • Discover the ins and outs of financial statements and what can and cannot be learned from them
  • Understand how budgeting fits into the world of accounting and the primacy of cash flow
  • Gain greater insight into all the principles of corporate finance, including interest and ROI
  • Find out how a firm allocates its funds to investment opportunities
  • Gain the skills that will help you make the right buy/lease decisions
  • Learn how to take advantage of cash discounts offered by vendors
  • Make more profitable sales by understanding fixed vs. variable costs
  • Monitor operating results to achieve long-term financial goals
  • Accounting essentials: booking transactions…cash and accrual methods…assets, liabilities and capital
  • Reading annual reports: reading and understanding financial statements...SEC requirements...forms and meanings of the Auditor's Opinion...the importance of footnotes in financial statements
  • Seeing your firm from a finance perspective: the organization as an investment tool...classes of investors...WACC and EVA...the importance of cash and flow timing...leverage and risk
  • Evaluating financial statements: computing financial ratios to assess liquidity, profitability, leverage and risk...the DuPont formula...merits and pitfalls of financial ratios
  • Operational budgeting: constructing and using budgets...avoiding pitfalls...budgeting techniques, variances and hierarchies
  • Time value of money: computing time value for money and applying the mathematics of compound interest and present value
  • Capital budgeting: preparing and using capital budgets...applying time value of money...using various mathematical techniques
  • How financial markets value a business: value models and financial concepts to enhance shareholder value
  • Cost analysis, profit planning and exposures to volume/price risks: categorizing costs to make better decisions...determining break-even levels of quantity, price and cost...understanding "operating leverage"

Understanding Risk and Return

  • Understand the Meaning of Risk and Return
  • Understand How Risk Affects Demanded Return
  • Understand the Difference Between Finance and Accounting

Understanding Bookkeeping and Accounting

  • Read and Understand a Company’s Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement)
  • Discuss Terms Like Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Accruals, Gross Margin, Current Ratio, Profit, Earnings, EBITDA, and Cash Flow

Understanding Bookkeeping and Accounting: Advance Topics

  • Understand How Dividends Are Treated and What a Stock Split Means
  • Understand How and Why Companies Buy Back Their Own Stock
  • Understand the Special Reliability of Cash Flow

Cost Analysis and Profit Planning—Variable Costs, Fixed Costs, and Breakeven

  • Identify Costs as Being “Variable” vs. “Fixed”
  • Utilize a Model That Determines Breakeven Levels of Quantity, Price, and Cost

Operating Leverage

  • Understand and Discuss the Meaning of the Term “Operating Leverage”
  • Structure Costs When Your Market Has Volume Risk vs. When Your Market Has Price Level Risk and Variable Cost Risk

The Firm from a Finance Perspective and the WACC

  •  View the Organization from “The Finance Perspective”
  • Discuss the Concept of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
  • Understand the Importance of Cash and the Timing of Cash Flow

Financial Leverage

  • Understand the Meaning of the Term “Financial Leverage” and How It Adds to Risk

Financial Statement Analysis

  • Understand Why Financial Statement Analysis Is Done
  • Compute the Financial Ratios Financial Analysts Use to Assess:
    • The Liquidity
    • The Profitability of a Business
    • The Risk of a Business
  • Judge and Discuss the Merits and Pitfalls of Each Ratio

The Time Value of Money and Capital Budgeting

  • Understand Capital Budgeting
  • Understand the Time Value of Money and the Time Cost of Money
  • Understand a Compound Annual Growth Rate
  • Understand How Finance Professionals Put a Present Value on Cash Coming in the Future
  • Understand How Finance Professionals Make Investment Decisions Involving Outlays of Cash Today in Expectation of Returns of Cash in the Future (the Net Present Value and the Internal Rate of Return)

Operational Budgeting

  • Understand What Budgeting Is and Why Budgets Are Used
  • Construct a Budget Properly
  • Work with Different Budgeting Techniques

How to Read an Annual Report

  • Read and Understand the Financial Statements of a Fortune 500 Company
  • Recognize and Interpret the Portions of the Annual Report Required By the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Recognize the Form(s) and Meaning of the Auditor’s Opinion
  • Read and Understand the Importance of Footnotes in Evaluating Financial Statements

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Understand the Basics Behind Merger and Acquisition Strategies

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View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

166 reviews

 
instructor did a very great job in getting her message across. the interaction was well done when it comes to solving and analyzing financial statements and scenarios.
5
Edgar A.
 
Finance Officer
 
Industry: Utilities
I appreciate Joe's teaching methods by presenting real-world situations and then applying the principles being taught in the course. This is an excellent method for teaching the concepts in a way that is memorable, especially for those of us who do not work in the accounting industry.
5
Keith H.
 
MANAGER
 
Industry: Transportation
The course is very informative and the instructor made the subject matter more interesting by using real-works examples and personal stories.
5
Bradley B.
 
Construction Operations Director
 
Industry: Energy, Utilities & Waste
great instructor. patient, good pace, so knowledgable and made the content easy to understand and interesting
5
Richard M.
 
SVP, Quality Assurance & RACMC
 
Industry: Manufacturing
Class really helped me to understand Accounting/Finance principles that I have struggled with recently. Instructor did a great job of diving into questions and thoroughly explaining each topic.
5
Beth R.
 
Vice President Human Resources
 
Industry: IT service management

This course is valid for 24 PMUs.

As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this program may be applied for 24 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

Talent Triangle PDUs
16 Business Acumen [BA] 8 Power Skills [PS]
Project Management Institute (PMI) Talent Triangle, 2015.
Reproduced with the permission of PMI. Copyright and all rights reserved

 

American Management Association is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

 

HRCI. The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

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AMA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (24 PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM.

In-Person Schedule

4 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

4 Sessions Available

  • $3,195.00 Non Members
  • $2,895.00 AMA Members
  • $2,833.00 GSA
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  2026-05-04 2026-05-07 May 4, 2026 - May 7, 2026 4 Days NY New York 10019 New York Register Now

  2026-07-13 2026-07-16 Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 16, 2026 4 Days CA San Francisco 94103 San Francisco Register Now

  2026-09-14 2026-09-17 Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 17, 2026 4 Days IL Chicago 60601-5927 Chicago Register Now

  2026-10-05 2026-10-08 Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 8, 2026 4 Days NY New York 10019 New York Register Now

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this finance for non-finance executives workshop?

This finance for non-finance executives workshop helps professionals understand the financial concepts that drive business decisions. Participants learn how to read financial statements, interpret key metrics and connect financial performance to organizational strategy.

Who should attend this finance course for non-finance professionals?

This finance course for non-finance professionals is designed for managers, executives and professionals who need to understand financial information, but do not have a finance background. It is especially helpful for leaders responsible for budgets, planning and strategic decision making.

How can this workshop help non-financial managers make better decisions?

Understanding financial information helps leaders evaluate investments, manage costs and assess organizational performance. This finance for non-financial managers training teaches practical ways to interpret financial data and use it to support better business decisions.

What finance topics are covered in this workshop?

Participants explore essential topics including financial statements, profitability, budgeting and financial analysis. The program focuses on the core accounting and finance concepts non-financial managers need to understand how business performance is measured.

Do I need an accounting background to attend?

No accounting experience is required. This finance for non-financial managers workshop explains financial concepts in clear, practical terms so professionals without a finance background can understand how financial information supports business strategy.

How is this different from traditional accounting courses?

Traditional accounting courses often focus on technical accounting rules. This workshop focuses on finance for non-financial executives, helping leaders understand financial reports, interpret business performance and use financial information to guide decisions.
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