Language: English
Short Description: This interactive certificate program is specifically designed for adults or non-financial managers who want to learn more about the essentials of corporate finance and make a career for themselves in the corporate sector.
This program includes a variety of interactive elements such as games, activities, flashcards and more to make your learning experience more engaging and interesting. Thus, this certificate program aims to educate you on critical financial terminology. It’ll also teach you how to calculate essential financial management indicators at the professional level.
After you receive a certificate in financial essentials, you will be able to:
• Assess the financial health of an organization by reviewing income statements,statements of cash flow, and balance sheets
• Use accounting and finance tools to make well-informed decisions within an organization
This certificate program is available on a user-friendly platform, which makesit accessible to more people, and it allows its users to use the resources at their disposal with ease.
This certificate program aims to help you significantly improve your career opportunities. It accomplishes that by teaching you the following:
• ROI and cost-benefit analysis
• Financial ratio analysis
• Financial statements
• Descriptive and inferential statistics
• Compound interest and annuities
• Probabilities and datasets
• Creating and managing budgets
So, after you have completed this course, you can use the knowledge and skills you learned to develop and make yourself a more valuable professional
Instructor Description: This course has a "Mentor Expert" helpdesk feature. Learners have the ability to submit questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying.
Certification: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Requirements
All required reference materials are provided with this program. Technical requirements:
Internet Connection
• Broadband or High-Speed (DSL, Cable, Wireless)
Hardware Requirements
• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
Software Requirements
• Operating Systems - Windows 7, 8 or 10; Mac OS x 10 or higher
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
• Cookies MUST be enabled
• Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
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Lesson 1
Module 1: Financial Planning and Control
Cost?benefit analysis, ROI, break?even analysis, performance metrics, and Balanced Scorecard
Module 2: How to Read a Financial Statement
Financial statements, cash flow impacts, ratio analysis, and performance evaluation
Module 3: Introduction to Business Statistics
Descriptive and inferential statistics, data presentation, probability, and variability measures
Module 4: Introduction to Finance
Business structures, financial management principles, markets, governance, and ethics
Module 5: Time Value of Money and Risk
Compounding and discounting, present and future value, annuities, risk, and diversification
Module 6: Understanding and Managing Budgets
Strategic planning, master and operating budgets, cash budgeting, and budget management
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