BOE-LERN101 - Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Delivery Methods Online (Self-Paced)

Program Description

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explain the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. Get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.

After taking this course, you will:

Know financial terminology and accounting concepts.
Understand the accounting cycle.
Understand debits and credits as well as journals.
Know how to create and interpret financial statements.
Know how budgets are built.
Have information on reading financial reports and understanding the financial picture.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the art of finance and accounting - the terminology and the processes.
Understand the content and presentation of financial statements.
Learn that profit is not equal to cash and the importance of cash.
Understand why budgets are used as a management tool and how they are built.
Learn how to read and analyze the accounting numbers.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Finance	The Vocabulary of Finance The Four Basic Elements of Finance The Basic Financial Statements
Unit 2: Introduction to Accounting	Basic Terminology The Purpose of Accounting The Accounting Cycle Preparing Financial Statements
Unit 3: Managing Liabilities	Overview of Liabilities The Liabilities of a Business Short-Term Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities
Unit 4: Financial Planning	Overview of Financial Planning The Importance of Financial Planning The Business Planning Process

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BOE-LERN101 - 001

Sep 08, 2026

Online (Self-Paced)

Sep 08, 2026 to Oct 02, 2026

Available

Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Workshop

Sep 08, 2026 to Oct 02, 2026

Online (Self-Paced)

Program Fee non-credit

$195.00

1.6 CEUs

Section Notes

Instructor: Sharon deFonteny has a degree in Business Education with a concentration in Accounting and spent many years in Corporate America working in Accounting and Finance. For the past 5 years, she has created and taught online Business courses for Bucks County Community College. Her experience in business, as well as experience in teaching, has allowed her to help people understand the Accounting and Finance process.