The Professional Education Center at EMU

Eastern Michigan University

Budgeting and Finance for Non-Finance Leaders

Who Should Attend?

Supervisors, managers and team or project leaders who need to develop the ability to develop budgets, relate financial information to these budgets, understand correlation between decision making and financial impact on department or organization and need to use management accounting for decision making. The focus is on non-finance leaders who are seeking to improve their financial skills using current financial techniques and practices.

Program Format and Content

This working will provide theory and practice in basic financial and budgeting skills that can immediately be applied to the workplace. This workshop will be interactive with lecture and practice exercises customized to your business and/or industry.   Participants will develop skills in:

  • Analyzing cost behavior and relationships
  • Budget preparation
  • Responsibility budgeting/accounting
  • Flexible budgeting techniques
  • Variance analysis

This workshop will focus on the development of skills and tools that you will need to manage the financial aspects of your responsibilities, including

  • Communicating more effectively with the financial executives in your organization
  • Preparing budgets that are an accurate reflection of your area's financial success
  • Understanding the behavior of costs and why actual costs differ from budgeted costs
  • Developing guidelines to measure successful budgeting
  • Identifying areas for improvement in operations
  • Enhancing your ability to use financial analysis in your decision making

 

"The PEC was instrumental in designing a writing course specifically tailored for the Hyundai America Technical Center.

Our consultant and instructor spent weeks learning about our work environment, speaking with our leadership team, researching and incorporating international writing skills into the course; all of which were critical to successfully incorporating our business needs in to the writing course.

The time and dedication of the PEC staff was greatly appreciated."

-E.R. Schmidt, HR Director, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.

-J.H. Rim, Korean Coordinator, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.


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