Finance Essentials for Managers (online)
Acquire an in-depth financial skillset to make educated and strategic business decisions.
Finance Essentials for Managers (online) Overview
Improve your ability and confidence to use financial data to make better-informed decisions – even if you're not used to numbers.
Our Finance Essentials for Managers (online) course is fully online and designed specifically for mid-to-senior level managers with little to no financial training who want to improve their knowledge of accounting and money management.
The program consists of four modules. Each module contains 30 minutes of pre-work, two live labs and up to an hour of self-paced learning per week.
Who Should Attend Finance Essentials for Managers (online)?
Managers and Professionals
- With little or no formal financial training.
Executives
- Seeking to improve their knowledge of accounting and financial management.
Finance Essentials for Managers (online) Key Takeaways
Understand Your Business's Finances
- Understand key financial terms
- Understand core concepts for financing your business.
Measure Financial Performance
- Make sense of financial reports
- Evaluate investment proposals.
Boost Financial Performance and Your Effectiveness
- Measure financial performance
- Undertake financial planning and budgeting
- Make better-informed decisions.
Finance Essentials for Managers (online) Topics Covered
Introduction to Finance
Financing the Business
Measuring Financial Performance
Financial Planning and Budgeting
Finance Essentials for Managers (online) Success Story
My conversations now have improved a lot more with customer execs. I can speak in their language. If you're talking to other financially literate people, the quality of your conversations will improve.
NICK SHAH
VMware, Director - Networking and Adv Security Sales, ANZ
Expand or Deepen the Capabilities of Your People
Melbourne Business School’s short courses cater to organisations looking to expand or deepen the capabilities of their executive leadership team in a complex, ever-evolving business environment.
This leader-led change will empower your team to tackle any future business challenges as a united force. For organisations enrolling multiple participants across our short courses within a 12-month period, tailored group pricing may be available.
Program EnquiryFinance Essentials for Managers (online) Key Facilitators
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Henry has spent his career working in accountancy and finance. His passion is for helping people overcome their fear of numbers and discover the power of financial skills for the first time. As well as teaching at Melbourne Business School, Henry has extensive experience in consulting and has presented numerous financial management workshops for executives. He is well known as a facilitator who breaks down finance into straightforward steps while presenting in a highly interesting and engaging manner.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (MBA & MASTER OF MARKETING PROGRAMS)
Nam Tran joined Melbourne Business School in 2011. Before completing his PhD and a Graduate Teaching Fellow position at the University of Oregon, Nam was an Auditor with Vietnam Auditing Company (Deloitte Vietnam), providing services to clients in various industries, such as cement, tobacco, brewing and beverages, and real estate. Nam teaches in our Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA and Executive MBA programs.
Upcoming Sessions
This is an online short course. The enrolment fee covers access to cutting edge online curriculum and selected licenses to online tools.
- Weekly self-paced learning modules, interactive activities and live workshops facilitated by experts
- Supported by a vibrant online community of peers to enhance collaborative learning
- Interact with a network of likeminded peers via a mix of peer-to-peer discussions and live online sessions
- No pre-course work requirements, with the exception of access to a computer/device and a stable internet connection
- An orientation module in the first week to set yourself up for success in the course.
Great for: Busy professionals looking for flexibility to learn at their own pace from anywhere
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