Managers in every functional area will need to understand the basic principles of accounting and finance in order to improve the effectiveness of their operations and strategy.

By empowering you with a framework of essential financial terminology, concepts and applications, this program enables you to analyse and interpret commonly used financial information in making business decisions. Though the emphasis is on the application and understanding of financial information rather than its preparation, this program will enable you to communicate finance related matters more effectively, understand the performance metrics of the organization, read and use company reports, and grasp managerial accounting.

Dates and Fees  

• 28 May to 1 June 2012
• 24 to 28 September 2012 
• Fees: SGD 5,380 (exc. GST)
• Enjoy a 10% early payment benefit if you register more than 45 days before the start of the program.

For enquiries, please contact Amanda Vanderput at 6516 7872 or bizav@nus.edu.sg

Testimonials

"The course offers a great overview of financial conditions and situations that affect non-financial managers without us realising it."

Roni Pramaditia
Head of Foundation
Medco Group
Indonesia 

 "The program is very useful for people who do not have any prior accounting and finance knowledge. It has provided me with a healthy level of scepticism and a deeper understanding of financial statements."

Soon Li Ling
Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs
Standard Chartered
Singapore 

Core Focus

UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

• Balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement
• Accounting for key financial statement items
• Ratio analysis
• Creative accounting

EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES

• Benchmarks
• Performance measures

USE COST INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

• Breakeven analysis
• Overhead allocation issues
• Types of performance measures

SHORT-TERM FINANCING

• Accruals
• Trade credit
• Secured and unsecured loans

APPRAISE CORPORATE INVESTMENTS

• Payback
• Net present value
• Internal rate of return

EQUITY VALUATION

• Balance sheet models
• Price earning ratios

Who Should Attend

Executives who make or contribute to decisions with significant financial implications, including:

• Managers with profit-and-loss responsibility
• Managers in marketing, operations, human resources, and engineering
• No background in finance is required

Application Deadline

One month before commencement of program.

Participants are strongly advised to apply at least 2 months in advance. Applications received after the deadline will be considered based on space availability.

How you will Benefit

The curriculum is designed to enable you to:

• Understand fundamental financial terminology and concepts
• Understand and use the information contained in balance sheets, income statements, and cash-flow statements
• Identify and apply relevant costing information
• Learn how to perform fundamental financial analysis
• Grasp the essentials of budgeting and performance assessment
• Acquire the financial acumen for effective decision-making and working with financial managers

Managers in every functional area will need to understand the basic principles of accounting and finance in order to improve the effectiveness of their operations and strategy.

By empowering you with a framework of essential financial terminology, concepts and applications, this program enables you to analyse and interpret commonly used financial information in making business decisions. Though the emphasis is on the application and understanding of financial information rather than its preparation, this program will enable you to communicate finance related matters more effectively, understand the performance metrics of the organization, read and use company reports, and grasp managerial accounting.

Dates and Fees  

• 28 May to 1 June 2012
• 24 to 28 September 2012 
• Fees: SGD 5,380 (exc. GST)
• Enjoy a 10% early payment benefit if you register more than 45 days before the start of the program.

For enquiries, please contact Amanda Vanderput at 6516 7872 or bizav@nus.edu.sg

Testimonials

"The course offers a great overview of financial conditions and situations that affect non-financial managers without us realising it."

Roni Pramaditia
Head of Foundation
Medco Group
Indonesia 

 "The program is very useful for people who do not have any prior accounting and finance knowledge. It has provided me with a healthy level of scepticism and a deeper understanding of financial statements."

Soon Li Ling
Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs
Standard Chartered
Singapore 

Core Focus

UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

• Balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement
• Accounting for key financial statement items
• Ratio analysis
• Creative accounting

EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES

• Benchmarks
• Performance measures

USE COST INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

• Breakeven analysis
• Overhead allocation issues
• Types of performance measures

SHORT-TERM FINANCING

• Accruals
• Trade credit
• Secured and unsecured loans

APPRAISE CORPORATE INVESTMENTS

• Payback
• Net present value
• Internal rate of return

EQUITY VALUATION

• Balance sheet models
• Price earning ratios

Who Should Attend

Executives who make or contribute to decisions with significant financial implications, including:

• Managers with profit-and-loss responsibility
• Managers in marketing, operations, human resources, and engineering
• No background in finance is required

Application Deadline

One month before commencement of program.

Participants are strongly advised to apply at least 2 months in advance. Applications received after the deadline will be considered based on space availability.

How you will Benefit

The curriculum is designed to enable you to:

• Understand fundamental financial terminology and concepts
• Understand and use the information contained in balance sheets, income statements, and cash-flow statements
• Identify and apply relevant costing information
• Learn how to perform fundamental financial analysis
• Grasp the essentials of budgeting and performance assessment
• Acquire the financial acumen for effective decision-making and working with financial managers