Finance Fundamentals for Non-finance Individuals
What you'll learn
- What is the difference between bookkeeping, accounting, and finance.
- Read and prepare financial statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.
- Management Accounting and Cost Classifications.
- Break Even Analysis.
- Pricing Methods and Strategies.
- Investment Appraisal.
- Payback Period and Discounted Payback Period.
- Net Present Value (NPV).
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
Requirements
- no
Description
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
· Distinguish Between Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Finance.
· Read And Interpret The Three Main Financial Statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, And Cash Flow Statement. Define and understand different accounts in the statements. Calculate Gross Profit, Operating Profit, and Net Profit. Differentiate between current and non-current accounts. Define Assets, Liabilities, and Equity. Understand the three main sections in a cash flow statement: operating, investing, and financing activities.
· Classify Cost Based On Production And Behaviour. Distinguish between Fixed, Variable, Stepped Fixed, and Semi Variable costs. Differentiate between direct and indirect costs.
· Calculate And Interpret Contribution, Break Even Point, and Margin of Safety. Use the break-even analysis as a tool for making business decisions. Learn how to handle special orders with discounted prices.
· Understand pricing methods and strategies. Calculate price under Cost plus and Margin pricing methods. Define price skimming strategy and price penetration strategy.
· Understand “Time Value For Money” Concept, and Calculate And Interpret Present Value And Future Value. Calculate the Discount Factor (DF) for multiple years and interest rates. Utilise DF to calculate discounted future cash flows.
· Evaluate Investment Opportunities Using: Payback Period, Discounted Payback Period, Net Present Value (NPV), And Internal Rate Of Return Techniques (IRR).
Who this course is for:
- Non finance Individuals, students, business owners, and entrepreneurs.
Instructor
Adnan currently work as a finance and accounting lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University London, UK.
Qualifications and Professional Certificates:
Chartered Global Management Accountant, CGMA, CIMA UK
Associate Chartered Management Accountant, ACMA, CIMA UK
International Expert In SME Finance, Frankfurt Business School
MBA in Finance and Banking
PGCE Mathematical Economics
BSc Economics
Experience:
22 years of industry experience
+1,000 hours teaching at UK universities
+300 workshops and training sessions developed and delivered
+750 SME consulted in finance and accounting
+100 courses designed, developed, and implemented