Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers

This program provides managers and business owners the fundamentals of finance and accounting principles, methods, and applications. Participants will develop a better understanding and appreciation of critical financial indicators, explore how these factors impact the bottom line, and learn how to make sound business decisions leveraging hard financial data. Participants have the opportunity to apply these concepts to their own organizational initiatives and goals.

Program Description

Participants will learn to:

Learning Outcomes

Participants will become familiar with the basics of financial statements and current practices in evaluating business performance. Scorekeeping remains an important activity of financial accounting because you must know if the business is winning or losing money. The financial statements tell a story about the company’s financial condition and the program helps participants better understand that story. Attention directing and problem solving remain the highest value added activities performed by the financial team. Understanding how stakeholders (such as management, banks, and analysts) measure financial performance is essential to improving performance. Attendees will gain knowledge about using financial information for decision making as illustrated through ratio measures, make/buy (break-even) analysis, discounted cash flow concepts and budgeting concepts.

Audience

This program is designed for managers in all functional areas and in all industry types, who want to gain a better understanding of the financial side of business. Senior-level managers who work in non-financial areas; technical managers with profit-loss and/or budget responsibility; non-financial managers of small to medium sized companies; all managers who need to better understand the strategic importance of financial management decisions within their organization.

Program Dates / Locations

August 27-28, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | NSU Miami Student Educational Center

Program Fee

Fee of $750 includes tuition and instructional materials.

Instructor

Andrew Felo, Ph.D.

Dr. Felo is a Professor at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University, where he teaches courses in managerial and financial accounting, financial statement fraud, and corporate finance. Prior to joining the H. Wayne Huizenga School in 2011, Dr. Felo was on the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies.

Dr. Felo earned his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His areas of research include audit committees, corporate governance, business and accounting ethics, and disclosure transparency. Dr. Felo has published his work in Corporate Ownership and Control, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Accounting and the Public Interest, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Strategic Finance, Research on Accounting Ethics, Journal of Business Ethics, Decision Support Systems, and Management Accounting. He has also authored a book chapter on corporate governance in the US and on the relationship between corporate governance and corporate ethics. Along with his co-author, Dr. Felo was the recipient of the 2003 Lybrand Silver medal for their article on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was published in the February issue of Strategic Finance.

Andy has facilitated CMA review courses for over 10 years, and is a popular webcast presenter on IFRS and Ethics topics. He has provided training on accounting, finance, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to companies such as PECO, AMETEK, Inc., Johnson Matthey, Siemens, SAP, CertainTeed and AstraZeneca, and is a frequent presenter at Continuing Professional Education conferences.

Dr. Felo is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and a Certified Financial Manager (CFM). He was the recipient of the IMA’s Robert Beyer Gold Medal for the highest score on the Winter 2001 CMA Exam.

Comments From Past Participants

"Great class. Tailored to my needs as a new, small business. Well worth the company investment."
Anthony Armbrister, Vice President | The BAE Company

"The best program I have ever attended."
Juan Areiza, Manager, Telecom Services | Seamobile

"Information received via instructor and information packets were comprehensive. Adequate time provided for questions. Most interesting course."
Slavica Bojadzievska, Project Engineer | B/E Aerospace

"Very knowledgeable professor. Made the material very simple and easy to understand. Would recommend this program."
Dr. Michael Gayle, MD, Associate Professor | University of Florida

"Bob is an excellent instructor who used his experience in business to make the subject matter come alive."
N. Scott Gorman, Professor and Director of External Affairs | NSU College of Optometry

"Excellent program. I will strongly recommend to my colleagues."
Jiwon Jeong, R&D Project Manager | Chiquita Brands International

"Great summation of business analysis tools. Will be very helpful as I grow my business."
Fred Johnson, President/CEO | Fred's Market Restaurants Inc.

"Enjoyed the class and [it] was very helpful and informative."
Christian Posada, Controller | Centuric

"The instructor's knowledge is remarkable."
Christian Rivas, General Manager | Oasis Brands

"Very valuable training for every sector: business, government and non-profits; practical and to the point!"
Germaine Smith-Baugh, President/CEO | Urban League of Broward County

"Bob did a great job balancing theory with practical knowledge and personal experiences."
Johann Vaz, Senior Director, IT | Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Course Customization

Using core programs, we can customize the material to fit your corporate training needs. With our extensive resources and program facilitators, we will design a program that is tailored to fit your specified objectives and requirements.

Registration

In order to participate in any Hudson Center program, registration and payment in full is required at least one (1) business day prior to the start date of the program. Participants are strongly urged to register as early as possible in order to guarantee a seat as class size is limited and enrollment is on a space-available basis.

We accept the following forms of payment: check (payable to "Nova Southeastern University") and credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). Payment arrangements must be made for your registration to be considered complete.

Substitution, Cancellation, Fee and Transfer Policies

We realize that occasionally you need to cancel your registration. You can substitute another individual in your place at any time prior to the first day of a program.

If you wish to receive a credit toward a future program: we will allow you to transfer you registration to a future date of the same program you are enrolled in currently, provided we receive written notice two weeks prior to the start date of the class you are currently registered in. You are permitted to re-register only one time.

If you wish to receive a refund: written cancellations received 30 calendar days before a program begins will be issued a full refund, less a $150.00 processing fee; written cancellations received 6 to 29 calendar days prior to the start of a program will get 50 percent of the registration fee refunded. We apologize but we cannot provide a refund if we receive your written cancellation in five or fewer business days prior to the start of the program.

In the event of non-payment, the responsibility for any fees incurred in collecting the payment is the responsibility of the customer.

Fees and dates are subject to change without notice.

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