Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Lesson 1: Reviewing Financial Basics

• Identify the Benefits of Finance
• Describe Financial Statements

Lesson 2: Interpreting Balance Sheets

• Identify Elements of Balance Sheets
• Analyze a Balance Sheet

Lesson 3: Interpreting Income Statements

• Identify Elements of Income Statements
• Analyze an Income Statement

Lesson 4: Interpreting Other Financial Statements

• Read Cash Flow Statements
• Read Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
• Read Notes to Financial Statements
• Identify Elements of Financial Statements for Non-Profits

Lesson 5: Planning a Budgeting Approach

• Describe Budgeting Principles
• Choose What and How to Budget

Lesson 6: Utilizing Budgets

• Prepare an Operating Budget
• Prepare an Activity-Based Budget
• Monitor a Budget