University of Utah Presents "Finance for the Non-Financial Leader"
Understanding financial fundamentals is essential to direct your company in strategic decisions. This knowledge allows you to make better use of your information and become a strategic contributor to your organization. Understanding how finance works within your organization allows leaders to use this knowledge to more efficiently drive the success of their business.
This course provides leaders and decision-makers, who do not have a strong background in finance, an understanding of how money works within their organization and how to implement strategies in decision-making processes to drive business results and a competitive financial performance. It emphasizes practical application of accounting principles, and it provides a framework of interpreting and leveraging information in a variety of business settings.
Topics covered include:
- Financial statements
- Present value techniques and applications
- Evaluating projects
- Assessing earnings quality
- Cost accounting and managerial accounting
- Financing, leverage, and options
- Strategy and oversight
Return on Education:
- Employer Benefits
- Communicate financial goals and performance more effectively
- Evaluate the performance of your company
- Anticipate what financial statements should look like given the company’s business model
- Determine how your goals and performance are measuring up over time and against competitors
- Employee Benefits
- Analyze the performance metrics by which you are being measured and why they matter
- Enhance your skills to use accounting concepts and strategies in your company’s decision-making processes
- Gain confidence and become a better communicator among peers and senior management
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 5, 2020
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM MST
March 5 - 6, 2020
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location
University of Utah
Executive Education
1731 E. Campus Center Drive
GARFF 4340
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Fees/Admission
$1,800 ($1,620 after discount)
Includes:
- Two days class
- Parking
- Meals
- Material
- Staff support
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