Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Executive

Program Structure


Topics include:

Day One


Articulating Principles of Accounting Building Blocks

Balance sheetIncome statementStatement of cash flowsIncome measurement: Cash flows versus earnings
Applying Accounting Principles

Revenue recognitionMatchingConservatismManipulations and red flags
Day Two


Using Accounting Information to Make Better Decisions

Integrating financial and managerial accountingIdentifying profit opportunities with activity-based costing (ABC)Understanding the balanced scorecard and efficient budgetingMastering net present value (NPV) calculations
Day Three


Understanding How to Analyze a Business

Review actual financial statements Reformulate the financial statements to facilitate informative profitability analysisDevelop a systematic ratio analysis to evaluate profitability
Hands-On Application: Corporate Financial Analysis

Review the financial statements of a company of your choosing, analyze its profitability, and discuss the analysis in small groups
Day Four


Determining What Makes a Business Valuable

Develop a systematic ratio analysis to evaluate earnings quality, growth prospects, risk, and market pricing Describe and demonstrate the application of fundamental and relative (price-multiple) valuation methodsLearn the role of valuation in mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Hands-On Application: Corporate Financial Analysis

Applying the comprehensive ratio framework and valuation methods to analyze a company of your choosing, and discuss the analysis in small groups
Day Five


Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

Evaluate the firm's strategyUnderstand its accounting choices Analyze its current performance Forecast its future performance Estimate its fundamental value

Real-World Experience in Real Time

Examining effective financial management in the real worldTalking to finance professionals