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Essentials of Finance for Non-Finance Managers
Interpret, analyse and evaluate financials to make informed business decisions.
- Duration
- 3 days
- Delivery mode
- In-person
- Location
- Sydney CBD Campus (PolyCentre)
- Price (AUD inc. GST)
- $5,150
- Spots remaining
- AVAILABLE
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Learn key financial statements
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Data-driven finanical decisions
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Enhance finance communication
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Course summary
Gain financial fluency to make stronger business decisions
Interpreting and evaluating financial information is a vital skill for non-financial managers who need to contribute to informed business decisions. This course is designed to help professionals build confidence in understanding income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. You’ll gain the financial literacy needed to engage in meaningful conversations with finance teams and support the commercial goals of your organisation.
Price
Total fees
$5,150
AUD inc. GST
Who will benefit
- Managers with limited/no accounting background
- Team leaders needing skills in comprehensive financial management
- Professionals seeking to boost their finance and accounting fluency
Course is suitable for
- Professionals looking to build confidence in understanding financial language, improve ability to assess financial performance and enhance budget planning and forecasting skills.
Delivered by experts
Course designed to stack
3 CEMD POINTS
TOWARDS
Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD)
Use multiple credentials to stack your learning. This course is worth 3 AGSM CEMD points, which provides formal recognition of professional development and reflects 30 hours of learning inclusive of pre-work, course participation, learning materials and support.
About the course
Master financial decision-making
This course helps you build the skills and confidence to understand financial data and support better business decisions. Led by award-winning facilitators with deep academic and industry expertise, you'll explore practical accounting frameworks through clear, engaging teaching. You’ll work on real financial scenarios, get personalised feedback and gain tools you can apply right away in your role.
Why enrol in this course
Master financial reports
Develop the ability to interpret balance sheets, income statements and cash flow reports.
Stronger commercial decision-making
Build the skills to use financial data in everyday management decisions.
Speak the language of finance
Become fluent in the terms and concepts that matter in accounting and finance.
Make confident investment decisions
Gain tools to assess opportunities, interpret key ratios and recognise financial risks.
Key features
Hands-on financial training
Participate in real case studies, exercises and interactive discussion to apply your learning.
Practical toolkits
Gain frameworks and models like the balanced scorecard to support strategic performance.
Improved decision-making
Learn to analyse financial data to guide business decisions and assess risks.
Learning outcomes
Be confident in financial management for smarter business decisions
Develop the financial confidence to lead with impact. This course equips you with the tools to understand and interpret financial data, assess performance and make informed business decisions. You’ll leave with the ability to engage meaningfully in financial discussions and align commercial decisions with your organisation’s strategic goals.
What you'll learn
Gain the confidence to interpret income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. Learn to analyse key financial ratios, assess the financial health of a business and uncover performance insights. Apply practical budgeting techniques and investment analysis tools to support sound, strategic decision-making.
Topics covered
- Accrual accounting
- Key financial statements
- Financial ratios
- Budgeting
- Investment decisions
- Balanced scorecard
Course delivery
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Schedule
This course is delivered across three full days.
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Overview of financial statements – Income statement and balance sheet Accrual accounting – Revenue and expenses Revenue and expense recognition Interpreting cash flow statements, companies in financial distress |
Financial statement analysis Case studies on financial analysis Budgeting and costing processes Reviewing the financial statements of participants |
Using cost-volume-profit analysis to improve financial performance Using accounting information to make decisions Capital investment analysis Balanced scorecard concepts |
Credentials
3 CEMD POINTS
TOWARDS
Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD)
Progress your career with stackable credentials
By completing this course, you will receive a verifiable digital badge issued by AGSM, certifying your achievement.
The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) will formally recognise your commitment to professional development and lifelong learning with the Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD). The CEMD is a flexible program that allows you to build your leadership capabilities through stackable learning.
A CEMD is a unique pathway to future study that can directly contribute to accelerating the attainment of an AGSM MBA or Graduate Certificate if you choose to embark on this journey in the future. Each time you complete a short course with the AGSM, we’ll award you with CEMD points. CEMD points can be collected and stacked together to create a unique professional development pathway that works for you and your specific career goals.
Can I use my credit towards further study?
Once you collect 12 points over a period of up to 4 years you will be awarded the CEMD. The CEMD is a specialised credential and can contribute to 2 course credits towards our AGSM MBA and Graduate Certificate qualifications.
This flexible model supports continuous learning and creates a recognised pathway from short courses to postgraduate qualifications at UNSW's AGSM.
Next steps
Enrol now in Essentials of Finance for Non-finance Managers via the AGSM Navigator portal.
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