End of Financial Year Sale on now | Save 20% off courses site wide | Use code: EOFY20 at checkout | *T&C apply

Understanding Financial Accounting for Non-Accountants - UTS Open
Skip to main content
Close icon Menu icon
Cart
Your cart
Your cart is empty

Browse courses to find something that interests you.

Search
Enter to search / ESC to close


Browse Study Areas >

SHORT COURSE

Understanding Financial Accounting for Non-Accountants

Enrol now
$199.00

START DATE

 Start anytime

MODE

 Online

DURATION

 4 hrs

COMMITMENT

 4 hrs
Enrol now

Make an enquiry

Have a question?

















Meet the Lead Academic

Monica Axiak

Monica Axiak
Accounting Academic

Monica is an Accounting Academic at the UTS Business School and will shortly be submitting her PhD thesis on Canadian flow-through shares. Monica's academic journey commenced at UTS, where she completed the Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Accounting and received the University Medal for her thesis titled, "Tax-loss selling in microcap firms on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange".

She was invited to present this academic paper at the European Accounting Association conference in Cyprus, and the Australian Finance and Accounting Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Brisbane.

Monica appeared on the Dean's Merit List every year of her undergraduate studies, and also completed a semester exchange at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, which was a huge highlight of her studies.

More Less

This short course offers you solid financial accounting knowledge vital to any manager or business owner, without the need for an accounting background. You will learn to understand the financial health of your company, enabling you to take advantage of opportunities, manage risk and make strategic and effective business decisions.

About this course

You will explore the fundamentals of accounting and how to read and interpret financial statements. By the end of this course, you will have developed the skills to make informed financial decisions, analyse risks and rewards, assess current financial positions and plan for future growth.

This course is suitable for anyone without a finance or accounting background interested in exploring or needing a working understanding of the fundamentals of effective financial decision making and literacy. Specifically, this course is suitable for (but not limited to): anyone with newly acquired responsibility over developing, managing, and meeting formal budgets and management targets.

Price

Full price: $199 (GST-free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.

Key benefits of this course

The value of this course is clear. By completing it, you can:

  • Develop financial literacy by understanding key terms used in accounting
  • Understand how business decisions impact profit and loss statements
  • Build the skills needed to develop, manage, and meet budgets and management targets
  • Acquire the knowledge to work in a wide range of roles and industries
  • Enhance your leadership and management capabilities within small-to-medium enterprise
  • Prepare for a career as an entrepreneur.

This course provides the perfect foundation to succeed in many industries, giving participants the edge, they need to thrive in the business world.

Additional course information

Course outline

You will explore the fundamentals of accounting and how to read and interpret financial statements. By the end of this course, you will have developed the skills to make informed financial decisions, analyse risks and rewards, assess current financial positions and plan for future growth.

  • This course is 100% online
  • Designed to allow you to work at your own time and pace
  • Course resources are downloadable
  • Access to course content for 6 months
  • Certificate of completion

The topics and key themes covered in this course include:

  • The four financial statements

Identify the purposes and key features of the four main financial statements

  • Financial statement analysis

Investigate and analyse financial statements

  • Ratio analysis

Analyse business position and performance using financial ratios

Course learning objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to

  • Identify the purposes and key features of the four main financial statements
  • Investigate and analyse financial statements
  • Analyse business position and performance using financial ratios

Requirements

To complete this online course, you will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Contact us

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for individuals without a financial background interested in taking their management skills to the next level, as well as those who want to gain a better understanding of the financial world. This includes, but is not limited to, the following roles:

  • Anyone with newly acquired responsibility over developing, managing, and meeting formal budgets and management targets
  • Professionals working in a wide array of roles or industries, including marketing, engineering and fashion
  • Leaders and managers working within small-to-medium enterprise
  • Aspiring entrepreneurs.

Book a session

Self paced
Expert: Monica Axiak
  • Start Anytime
  • Online
  • 4 hours total
$199.00

Related courses

Sustainable Finance Sustainable Finance
Microcredential

Sustainable Finance

Enhance your knowledge of sustainability and its potential to create long-term value. [7wks, avg 10hrs/wk]

  • 30 Aug 23 - 04 Oct 23
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 2,650
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Digital and Social Media Marketing Digital and Social Media Marketing
Microcredential

Digital and Social Media Marketing

Level up and discover the latest concepts and tools in digital and social media marketing to attract and engage customers and achieve your organisation's goals. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • 05 Jul 23 - 20 Aug 23
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 3,077
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Behavioural Decision Making Behavioural Decision Making
Microcredential

Behavioural Decision Making

Learn in-demand skills and tools to help you make sense of how people make decisions. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • 30 Aug 23 - 04 Oct 23
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 2,612
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Accounting Practices and Tools Accounting Practices and Tools
Microcredential

Accounting Practices and Tools

Explore fundamental accounting tools to help you make better informed financial decisions. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • 29 Aug 23 - 15 Oct 23
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 3,077
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Delivering and Analysing Customer Value Delivering and Analysing Customer Value
Microcredential

Delivering and Analysing Customer Value

Explore key marketing concepts, tools and techniques to help you drive current and future customer value. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • Enquire now
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 2,988
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Business Analytics Business Analytics
Microcredential

Business Analytics

Create value for your organisation by making and communicating stronger evidence-based decisions. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • 31 Aug 23 - 05 Oct 23
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 3,077
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Rationality and Incentives in Decision Making Rationality and Incentives in Decision Making
Microcredential

Rationality and Incentives in Decision Making

Explore the fundamental principles of economic behaviour and decision making. [7 wks, avg 10 hrs/wk]

  • Enquire now
  • 7 wks
  • Avg 10 hrs/wk
  • 2,536
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions
Understanding Management Accounting for Non-Accountants Understanding Management Accounting for Non-Accountants
Short Course

Understanding Management Accounting for Non-Accountants

Get essential management accounting knowledge and key insights to help your company take advantage of financial opportunities.

  • Start anytime
  • 4 hrs
  • 4 hrs
  • 199
  • Online
  • 100% self-paced
We use cookies

We use cookies to help personalise content, tailor and measure ads, plus provide a safer experience. By navigating the site, you agree to the use of cookies to collect information. Read our Cookie Policy to learn more.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

loading