Finance for Non-Financial Managers

This workshop introduces you to the essential accounting and finance skills any business professional needs to know. Over the three days, you will learn the language, tools and techniques to become a more intelligent user of finance and accounting reports. Through hands-on learning exercises, we will show you how to simplify, understand and apply data from financial reports and budgets. You will gain the confidence to ask better questions and make more informed financial decisions.

We plan to offer this class in a hybrid format that includes both online and in-person instruction. Find more details below.

Workshop Benefits:

• Learn how to understand and analyze the three main financial statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows (including comparisons between profit and non-profit organizations)
• Learn how to prepare budgets and forecasts, and analyze variances
• BYOFS – bring your financial statements so you can learn right away how finance and accounting terms apply to your organization

Format

We plan to offer this class in a hybrid learning format that includes both online and in-person instruction:

• Day 1 – Online
• Day 2 – Online
• Day 3 – In-person

University policies may change these plans, and updates will be posted here when available. Class begins at 9:00am and ends at 4:00pm each day, with multiple breaks to accommodate meals and virtual schedules.