Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Learn critical financial fundamentals and be able to more confidently communicate with financial practitioners, understand how to analyze and evaluate financial decisions, and contribute more to the creation of shareholder value.

October 1-3, 2013 / 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
April, 2014 TBD
$3,500
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Creating and maintaining shareholder wealth is a fundamental consideration in today's complex and fast-paced business climate. In order to produce shareholder value, the contemporary corporation must stress the strategic importance of project selection, financing, and the use of cash and other resources.

The goal of our Finance for Non-Financial Managers program is to provide managers and decision-makers who do not possess a strong grounding in finance an understanding of their firm's financial paradigm. Upon completion of this valuable program, participants will gain a detailed understanding of critical financial fundamentals and will, as a result, be able to communicate with financial practitioners with more confidence.

Objectives
  • Develop an understanding of the uses of financial statements for valuation and analysis
  • Understand the key issues affecting financial decisions
  • Gain insights into project selection techniques
  • Explore the determinants of shareholder value and avenues for its enhancement

Topics

  • The finance view of the firm and the valuation principle
  • Time value of money and value added financial decisions
  • Accounting basics and the accrual method
  • Using accounting to understand your business
  • Evaluating value added decision rules
  • Identifying value added cash flows
  • Discounted cash flow analysis
  • Value creation from a real world perspective
This program serves as an ideal introduction for those managers and executives who have had little or no education or work experience in the field of finance. It has also been designed for those who need to understand the pivotal role finance plays within their organization.
Charles Caliendo Charles Caliendo, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Murray Frank Murray Frank, Piper Jaffray Chair in Finance and Professor, Finance & Insurance, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
John Molloy John Molloy, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Richard Nelson Richard Nelson, Senior Lecturer in Finance and Director of Undergraduate Finance Programs, Department of Finance, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

Executive Presenter

John McCormick, Chief Financial Officer, Lifetouch Inc.

Location
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Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
321 Nineteenth Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0438

Quantity Discount
A discount of 15% will apply to registrations of 3 or more people from the same company registering as a group for the same specific program. Please note that this offer is contingent upon all registrants enrolling in the same program having the same start date. Program cancellations and program transfers affecting the minimum number of people enrolled in the program for which the discount applied will void the discount.

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Testimonials

"This class has given me the fundamental financial knowledge to participate in and understand my company's financial decisions and their impact on the business. All managers should take this class!"

– Renee Mallory
Supplier Engineering Manager
Boston Scientific

"Finance for Non-Financial Managers gave the practical understanding of the concepts needed for a fundamental assessment of new projects or investments, and should allow participants to make knowledgeable decisions on the value added by the investment."

Dan Sawyer
Director, Asia-Pacific
Nature Works LLC

"Finance for Non-Financial Managers is an excellent way to introduce managers to the realities of how decisions are made within the company from a financial perspective. The instructors are top-notch -- knowledgeable, interesting, and very well versed (funny, too). The blend of instructors and their various perspectives and expertise is exceptional. The course is fast-paced, somewhat exhausting, and well worth it!"

– Dawn Brown
Technical Data Manager
BAE Systems Land and Armaments

Contact Information

Jennifer Rostami

Jennifer Erickson
Business Development Manager
Phone: 612-625-5412
Email: jrostami@umn.edu

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