Financial Management

Interpret financial information, assess the costs and benefits of business decisions, and effectively communicate operational and financial strategies to maximize economic value for your organization.

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Description

Today, a good idea is not good enough — leaders must demonstrate that their idea will deliver measurable results to the bottom line. To drive innovation and organizational success, leaders need to make effective business decisions that provide the most economic value to their organizations. They must effectively communicate and discuss project and investment alternatives with an organization’s financial managers.

In many organizations, however, miscommunication and limited access to financial management training hinder effective decision-making. Financial Management for Making Business Decisions provides non-financial managers with the financial acumen that enables them to address these problems. eCornell believes a better financial management course will help you make more useful business decisions.

This four-part financial management course uses easily understood, relevant case examples and engaging, interactive explanations to demystify financial terminology, assumptions, and concepts. The series includes a combination of finance and accounting topics and enables participants to interpret financial information, assess the costs and benefits of business decisions, and communicate operational and financial strategies.

Who Should Take This Certificate?

This series course is essential for all levels of managers, directors, and company officers who are responsible for making financial or capital budgeting decisions within their organization or must be able to interpret and use financial data.

Accreditation

Participants who successfully complete all four courses in the series receive a Certificate in Financial Management from Cornell University.

ACE CREDIT Recommendation

The American Council on Education recommends this Certificate Program for 2 semester hours in Principles of Finance or Financial Management in the upper division baccalaureate degree category.

HRCI Recertification

The courses in this certificate series have each been approved for six (6) Strategic Management recertification credit hours toward SPHR and GPHR recertification and six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.