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Michael McDonald, President
Michael is an associate with TRI Corporation, a training firm focused on cross functional and financial training doing work for Fortune 500 firms and holds a PhD in finance from the University of Tennessee.
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This course examines the fundamentals of finance as they relate to the business as a whole. The goal is to help non-finance employees understand what finance functions are, what they do, and how they impact the overall organization. Topics covered include the core financial statements, various analyses, budgeting, cash and more. This course would be great for anyone who wants to understand more about how corporate finance works and how to more effectively work with them.
Learning Objectives
- Discover the financial statements and the information they communicate
- Explore the concept of variance analysis around financial reporting results
- Identify Warning Signs in Financial Statements
- Discover the basics of budgeting and sales forecasting
- Explore the Cash Conversion Cycle
- Explore Project Selection Tools including net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
Last updated/reviewed: May 10, 2022
10 Reviews (28 ratings)Reviews
Anonymous
(CFO)
Very comprehensive course for the nonprofessional. Real world scenarios are very useful to connect the dots. Enjoy his presentation of this material.
Michael Izzo
(Sr Financial Reporting Analyst at Catholic Health Initiatives)
Great overview of the finance function. Most operations managers would gain a great amount of foundation knowledge.
Staci Brown
(Director of Finance at Cair Paravel Latin School)
It was a lot of material in a short amount of time. I am a finance professional and it was still a bit much.
Grant Brannum
(Agent at Treasury)
Clearly covered the subject matter in simple enough terms for a non-financial professional to understand.
Yun Sub Lee
(Senior Accountant at NA)
It was a great overview of what I wanted to study. Thank you for the materials.
Anonymous
(Finance)
I like the quality of the contents he presented. It contains vital information.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accountant)
This course is a very good overview and includes some very helpful graphics.
Anonymous
(Transaction Advisory)
Great review of the fundamental finance ratios to be used in industry.
Prashant Shah
(Manager-FP&A at jda)
Good Course. I recommend all users to go through this course
Leonard Kogan
(CEO at Kogan Co.)
A lot of info, tightly structured but very logical.
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Education Provider Information
Company:
Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact:
For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .