Finance for Non-Financial Managers: Accounting, Analysis and Budgeting

In many organizations, operational managers are now accountable for the financial results of their divisions, so they need to be comfortable with a wide range of financial reports. This 90-minute finance for non-financial managers webinar helps you use the information your accounting team provides to make sound management decisions.

You'll cover the main aspects of accounting and financial management, including the principles behind financial statements, cash flow and income management, and budget formation. The session shows how financial information is analyzed and why it is central to management decisions, how to work effectively with a company's financial statements, and how to read what they say about your division's underlying performance.

It also gives you practical skills for writing and managing budgets.

• Explain the main principles of accounting and financial management
• Read and interpret a company's financial statements
• Understand cash flow and income management
• Analyze financial information to support management decisions
• Write, understand and manage budgets
• Use finance terminology with confidence

• Main aspects of accounting and financial management
• Principles of financial statements
• Cash flow and income management
• Budget formation
• How financial information is analyzed and used in management decisions
• Working effectively with a company's financial statements
• Practical budgeting skills

Managers need to understand the financial effects of their daily decisions, agree and manage budgets, and know core finance terms and principles. Showing basic financial understanding also helps you take on more responsibility, even outside a finance role.

This session suits managers, department heads, supervisors and team leaders across HR, marketing, IT, sales, production, operations, procurement and projects, engineers, and anyone new to accounting, budgeting or planning.

• Managers
• Department managers
• Regional Managers
• Divisional Managers
• HR Managers
• Department Heads
• Marketing Managers
• IT Staff
• Production Managers
• Administration Managers
• Engineers
• Operations Managers
• Senior Sales Managers
• Procurement / Contracts Managers
• Project Managers
• Factory Managers
• Purchasing Staff
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Credit Controllers
• Employees
• Administrative personnel, employees of sales, marketing and IT departments, with no special education in finance and accounting
• Anyone new to accounting, budget, forecasting or strategic planning
• Anyone who wishes to increase or refresh their knowledge of these areas

Candace Curry Leuck is owner of Athena Finance Group, Inc. specializing in strategic planning, distressed entity recovery, valuations, and educational programs. Athena's mission is to pursue and communicate the information clients need. This is accomplished through a cooperative working relationship. Based on solid strategy, the outcome is an expansion of the opportunities of those served. Candace was associated with Ernst & Young in the tax and then auditing area, serving small, midsized and SEC clients during her tenure. She gained significant experience with various industries including manufacturers, automobile dealerships and securities brokers. Upon leaving Ernst & Young, Candace pursued and obtained her Masters of Professional Accountancy from Clemson University and proceeded to her career in the educational arena, teaching at Clemson University, Furman University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She returned to Clemson in the Fall of 2006 and remained through Spring of 2012. In addition to undergraduate and graduate education, Candace has developed and taught various continuing education courses in both live format and through webcast technology.