Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. The Certificate in Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explains the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career.

First, get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.  

Then find out what you need to know about cash.  Cash is the non-financial manager who really makes a difference in the day-to-day cash activities. Discover how to maximize cash flow, learn the importance of cash and find out your role in cash flow success.  

Finally, acquire advanced knowledge on the financial information that drives your organization. See how business reports are assessed and analyzed.  An understanding of this information will help you make smart decisions when it comes to budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence.

• Accounting and Finance for Non Financial Managers
   Winter ( February 6th – March 3rd )
   Spring ( April 3rd – April 28th )

• Cash is King   
   Winter ( March 6th – March 31st )
   Spring ( May 1st – May 26th )

• Financial Analysis and Planning for Non Financial Managers
   Winter ( April 3rd – April 28th )
   Spring ( June 5th – June 30th )

How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting.

No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business.

The Bookkeeping Certificate courses must be taken in the below order (the classes build off each other): 

• Understanding Debits and Credits
   Winter ( February 6th – March 3rd )
   Spring ( April 3rd – April 28th )

• General Ledger and Month End Procedures
   Winter ( March 6th - March 31st )
   Spring ( May 1st - May 26th )

• Closing Procedures and Financial Statements
   Winter ( April 3rd - April 28th )
   Spring ( June 5th - June 30th )

Boost your chances of success for your new or small business and reduce your risks. Get the latest on planning your business, brainstorming business ideas and a checklist for going into business.

Then learn how to create a business plan, including assessing business feasibility and prepare the management and financial plans. 

Then take home a step by step approach to attract and keep customers, with an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions and building a strong brand.

At the end of this certificate, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help establish your business, develop an outline for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage and market your new business.

The classes offered in this certificate are:

• Entrepreneur Boot Camp
   Winter (February 6th - March 3rd)
   Spring ( April 3rd - April 28th)

• The Business Plan
   Winter (March 6th - March 31st)
   Spring ( May 1st - May 26th)

• Entrepreneurial Marketing
   Winter (April 3rd - April 28th)
   Spring ( June 5th - June 30th)

Save time, track money, and get important insights with Quickbooks Online. Quickbooks Online is the leading online accounting platform. It is the preferred choice for small business managers, owners, bookkeepers and accounting professionals. There are patches and regular automatic upgrades to the software. Get a comprehensive understanding of QuickBooks Online. Then learn how to work with more advanced Quickbooks Online topics. 

Classes offered with this certificate program are: 

• Level 1   
   Winter ( February 6th - March 3rd )
   Spring ( April 3rd - April 28th )

• Level 2  
   Winter ( March 6th - March 31st )
   Spring ( May 1st - May 31st )

How do you keep track of the day-to-day financial transactions of a business?  Whether you are looking to advance in your career, or you’re an entrepreneur, (or maybe you are a part of a family business), this course will help you if you are looking to understand the numbers.  The Basics of Bookkeeping course will help you understand, and know how to record, every penny that comes into your business and every penny that goes out of your business.  This course shows you how to create a chart of accounts that meet your needs.   All of the money you spend, and all of the money you earn, have a place to go.  How do your record them?  What are debits and credits?  What do the numbers mean?  How do I label accounts?  Even if you outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still have a basic understand of what happens with the money earned and the money spent.  No one should be blind to his or her finances!  In this course you will learn where the numbers go, and why! 

You will learn the bookkeeping terminology as well as what it means to keep track of the numbers.  At the end of the cycle, what do the numbers mean?  The Basics of Bookkeeping will show you how to keep track of the numbers and why!