Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online)
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Key Takeaways
The Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online) program will enable you to:
Gain a solid foundation in finance and accounting
Learn accounting terminology, key concepts, and principles
Understand how to communicate with financial professionals
Apply concepts to common business scenarios
Arrive at an understanding of the financial implications of business decisions
Conduct various financial analyses
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for any nonfinance professional who is interested in developing an understanding of practical financial and accounting concepts they can leverage in their day-to-day responsibilities and throughout their careers. Participants from a wide range of functions will benefit, including:
Sales, marketing, and business development
Finance, accounting, and legal
Human resources and general management
Strategy and corporate planning
Information technology
Consulting and operations
Project management
Program Modules
The goal of this curriculum is to make financial and accounting concepts practical and applicable to your professional life.
Live Webinar with Columbia Business School Faculty
The final session of the program offers an opportunity for you to interact live online with Columbia Business School faculty and your peers. You will analyze a capstone case, expand your understanding of the program content, have the opportunity to ask questions, and establish the next steps you can take to continue learning more about the topics covered in the program.
Program Experience
Learn from accomplished faculty, and industry experts whose diverse backgrounds encompass a broad range of disciplines
Stimulating discussions with like-minded global peers expand your professional network and build a supportive community
Through exploratory sessions, examine practical examples and find innovative solutions to strategic challenges
Hone business acumen and executive skills with try-it activities that help you redefine your potential
Get actionable insights in live online interactions with faculty who are recognized leaders in their fields
Case Studies
Immerse yourself in real-world case studies that require you to navigate the numbers, analyze financial statements, identify critical business insights, and prepare you to apply program concepts in your work.
Best Buy
Best Buy’s annual report helps bring accounting and finance concepts to life throughout the course of the program, giving real-world context to theory.
Gap Inc.
The financial analysis and valuation of US-based global clothing retailer Gap Inc. serves as an opportunity to synthesize and apply program concepts in a final capstone project.
Note: All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Hands-On Activities
This program features a customized workbook to help you master the essentials of accounting and finance. Through more than 60 curated examples, assignments, and solutions, you will develop the financial knowledge you need to help your business unit thrive and advocate for its best interests in the larger organizational ecosystem.
Participant Experience from the Live Online Program
Program Faculty
Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Finance
At Columbia Business School, Nissim teaches MBA, EMBA, MS, and PhD courses in financial accounting, earnings quality, fundamental analyses, valuation, investment management, f...
Certificate
Upon completion of the Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online) program, you will receive a certificate of participation from Columbia Business School Executive Education. This certificate also awards two credits towards the Certificate in Business Excellence, which grants select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn More
Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.
FAQs
Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 315 387 4431 (US) / +44 203 838 0836 (UK) / +65 3138 4449 (SG)
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