Gain financial accounting skills to analyze statements, budgets, and business performance
Skills you will gain
- Financial Statement Analysis: Understand and evaluate the significance of financial statements for business decision-making.
- Budgeting Essentials: Master budgeting concepts and learn their impact on company performance.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Gain knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its role in corporate governance.
- Financial Tools Proficiency: Use financial ratios and tools to assess a company’s financial health.
- Business Activity Impact: Understand how business operations influence financial statements and overall performance.
Course Description
Business professionals and students interested in learning financial accounting skills get hands-on experience in this course analyzing and evaluating the information behind financial statements and relevant data. Master basic business accounting concepts and processes, financial statements, budgets, and financial ratios. Get the financial literacy you need to succeed in the business world.
Professional Credit Note: Effective Summer 2025
HRCI(R)---PHR(R), SPHR(R) and GPHR(R) general recertification credit: 13 hours.
SHRM-CP(R) or SHRM-SCP(R) 13 PDCs.
Additional Information
AI* - This course uses AI to guide students toward real-world financial examples—such as companies’ full annual reports and documented internal-control failures—enabling them to analyze authentic scenarios and the resulting financial impacts.
This course applies to these programs: