Program Overview

Executive Finance Course For Non-Finance Managers

Overview

The Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers program is designed to equip non-financial managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. This four-day intensive course covers key concepts, terms, and practices in finance and accounting, enabling participants to understand the language of finance and confidently take their seat at the leadership table.

Upcoming Dates and Tuition

• May 4-7, 2026
• 8:30am-4:30pm daily
• Tuition: $6,500

Program Takeaways

• Learn critical concepts, terms, and components of finance and accounting
• Understand the three major financial statements and their interrelatedness
• Develop the ability to identify key metrics and their meaning
• Learn to assess the financial standing of a business unit or organization
• Understand various financial strategies related to specific business models and benchmark performance
• Develop the ability to determine the cost of capital and equity
• Understand the evaluation of capital investment options and capital investment decisions
• Recognize financial manipulation
• Make informed business decisions and gain more leadership credibility

Program Schedule

DAY ONE: Introduction to Financial Reporting

• Transaction Analysis and Financial Statement
  • Understanding the balance sheet and income statement
  • Interrelation between financial statements
• Interpreting the Cash Flow Statement
  • Understanding cash flows
  • Calculating free cash flows
  • Detecting financial misreporting

DAY TWO: Financial Statement Analysis

• Evaluating Revenues and Inventory
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Inventory Management
• Understanding Financial Ratios
  • Dupont Analysis
  • Understanding Stock-based compensation

DAY THREE: Financial Decision-Making

• Finance Fundamentals
  • Goals of financial management
  • Foundations of valuation: time value of money
  • Financial decision tools for maximizing firm value
• Project Selection
  • Troubleshooting investment decisions
  • Capital budgeting: harnessing financial statements
  • Estimating cash flows: operating cash flows

DAY FOUR: Financial Decision-Making

• Discounted Cash Flow-Based Decision-Making
  • Estimating cash flows: capital expenditures and working capital
  • Relevant vs. irrelevant cash flows
  • Applications and cases
• Cost of Capital
  • Financing the firm
  • Cost of equity and debt
  • Weighted average cost of capital
  • Tying it together: synthesis case

Meet Your Professors

• Brian Rountree: Associate Professor of Accounting, Accounting Area Coordinator
• Alexander Butler: Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance

Who Should Attend

Non-financial managers who make business decisions that impact their organization's financial results or are impacted by their organization's financial models.