Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online)

Acquire competence in financial accounting, planning, reporting, and analysis
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Key Takeaways

The Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online) program will enable you to:

  • Gain a solid foundation in finance and accounting

  • Learn accounting terminology, key concepts, and principles

  • Understand how to communicate with financial professionals

  • Apply concepts to common business scenarios

  • Arrive at an understanding of the financial implications of business decisions

  • Conduct various financial analyses

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for any nonfinance professional who is interested in developing an understanding of practical financial and accounting concepts they can leverage in their day-to-day responsibilities and throughout their careers. Participants from a wide range of functions will benefit, including:

  • Sales, marketing, and business development

  • Finance, accounting, and legal

  • Human resources and general management

  • Strategy and corporate planning

  • Information technology

  • Consulting and operations

  • Project management

Program Modules

The goal of this curriculum is to make financial and accounting concepts practical and applicable to your professional life.

Live Webinar with Columbia Business School Faculty

The final session of the program offers an opportunity for you to interact live online with Columbia Business School faculty and your peers. You will analyze a capstone case, expand your understanding of the program content, have the opportunity to ask questions, and establish the next steps you can take to continue learning more about the topics covered in the program.

Program Experience

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World-Renowned Faculty

Learn from accomplished faculty, and industry experts whose diverse backgrounds encompass a broad range of disciplines

Peer Interaction
Peer Interaction

Stimulating discussions with like-minded global peers expand your professional network and build a supportive community

Case Studies
Case Studies

Through exploratory sessions, examine practical examples and find innovative solutions to strategic challenges

Live Faculty Sessions
Engaging Assignments and Activities

Hone business acumen and executive skills with try-it activities that help you redefine your potential

 Live Faculty Sessions
Live Faculty Session

Get actionable insights in live online interactions with faculty who are recognized leaders in their fields

Case Studies

Immerse yourself in real-world case studies that require you to navigate the numbers, analyze financial statements, identify critical business insights, and prepare you to apply program concepts in your work.

Best Buy

Best Buy’s annual report helps bring accounting and finance concepts to life throughout the course of the program, giving real-world context to theory.

Gap Inc.

The financial analysis and valuation of US-based global clothing retailer Gap Inc. serves as an opportunity to synthesize and apply program concepts in a final capstone project.

Note: All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

Hands-On Activities

This program features a customized workbook to help you master the essentials of accounting and finance. Through more than 60 curated examples, assignments, and solutions, you will develop the financial knowledge you need to help your business unit thrive and advocate for its best interests in the larger organizational ecosystem.

Past Participant Profiles

Past participants of the Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online) program come from diverse backgrounds, industries, and experiences.

Average years of work experience
  • Less than 10 years: 33%

  • 10 to 14 years: 16%

  • 15 to 19 years: 16%

  • More than 20 years: 35%

Top industries
  • Energy / Resources

  • Finance / Accounting

  • Healthcare

  • IT / Technology

  • Manufacturing

Top functions
  • General Management

  • Legal / Compliance

  • Marketing

  • Operations

  • Sales

Top countries
  • United States

  • Canada

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Mexico

  • United Arab Emirates

Note: Data from across previous cohorts

Participant Experience from the Live Online Program

This program quickly and efficiently helps you discover, understand and constructively challenge finance and accounting information.
Clement Schvartz
Director at Google
I come from a technical background. Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Executive has really changed my life and gave me the opportunity to read and understand and take strategic decisions fro...
Didier Hazoume
COO at Lababidi Holdings
Fast-paced, highly informative course for individuals from varied non-financial backgrounds. All were able to follow and grasp aspects that were most relevant to them as well as broadening their persp...
Dr. Ruth Redman
Carl Zeiss Microscopy

Program Faculty

DORON NISSIM

Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Finance

At Columbia Business School, Nissim teaches MBA, EMBA, MS, and PhD courses in financial accounting, earnings quality, fundamental analyses, valuation, investment management, f...

Certificate

Certificate

Upon completion of the Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional (Online) program, you will receive a certificate of participation from Columbia Business School Executive Education. This certificate also awards two credits towards the Certificate in Business Excellence, which grants select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn More

Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.

FAQs

Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 315 387 4431 (US) / +44 203 838 0836 (UK) / +65 3138 4449 (SG)

Please note that our team is away from December 23, 2024 to January 2, 2025 for the year-end holidays. We look forward to addressing your queries when we resume operations in the new year.

Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly!

Flexible payment options available.

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