Finance For Non-Finance Managers

In today’s business environment, professionals need a practical, working knowledge of corporate finance to make sound business decisions.

The Finance for Non-Finance Managers program is specifically designed for business owners and professionals with little or no accounting/financial or technical knowledge who need to understand the fundamentals of financial management and the tools and techniques used to make financial decisions in the corporate context.

The program is specifically built to develop professionals’ ability to read and analyze financial statements and differentiate between the costs that could affect decision-making. It will help them prepare budgets and forecasts for operations and develop models that answer short-run 'what-if' questions.

• Understand the fundamentals of corporate finance and financial accounting 
• Explain the different types of financial accounts
• Classify the main areas of financial ratio analysis
• Identify the main variables affecting the cost structures in the corporate contextual framework
• Recognize the difference between fixed and variable costs, and the impact of volume on costing and pricing calculations
• Demonstrate the underlying duality of risk and required return
• Recognize the different financing options and their relevant risks and costs
• Discuss the role of financial planning in enhancing business efficiency
• Develop organizational plans to derive growth based on reliable and valid financial tools and techniques
• Enhance financial knowledge to build a coherent culture aiming to achieve financial objectives

This program is designed for senior managers and unit directors from non-finance-based functions, such as engineering, marketing, sales, planning, design, logistics, manufacturing, and IT. Participants should have at least five years of work experience.

Deciphering the Language of Money

• Main pillars of financial accounting
• Finance, objectives, and framework, the wealth creation concept
• Financial statement analysis and framework
• Types of costs and their impact on risk and return

Business Growth and Implementation Mechanism

• The financial budgeting preparation process
• Decision-making using financial fundamentals and frameworks
• Business implementation plan using financial objectives

Admission Criteria

• A bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of three years of work experience
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

Admission Process

1. Prepare a clear scanned copy of the following documents (saved in PDF format):
   1. Original bachelor’s degree certificate
   2. National identification card (ID)/passport
2. Fill in the application and upload the above PDF documents
3. The Admissions Committee will review your application and contact you if needed
4. You will receive an acceptance email specifying the next steps for online payment. Your registration is confirmed upon payment

The tuition fee for the program is EGP 9,600*

*For payment options, refer to the payment section FAQs on our website or contact us on 15592.

AUC School of Business Executive Education has joined valU, flexible payment plans for up to five years with the lowest interest rate.

ValU

• All cancellations must be sent in writing by email. A full refund will be provided for cancellations made 14 days or more before the start date of the course
• A 50% refund will be provided for cancellations made 7 to 13 days before the start date of the course
• No refund will be provided for cancellations made 6 days or less before the start date of the course
• Refunds will be issued to the same payment method used to make the initial payment. Refunds to credit cards are processed within 30 days provided that the participant has the actual credit card in addition to the POS receipt or bank statement while requesting a refund
• The refund of alliance programs is subject to the conditions of the alliance partner

Through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) funded program, UN Women Egypt offers a 50% scholarship for women attending this certificate. 

This scholarship comes within the framework of the regional joint program “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine” implemented by UN Women Egypt and the International Labor Organization ILO Cairo, in partnership with the National Council for Women and the Ministry of Manpower, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Embassy of Sweden in Cairo.

Limited seats are available and on a first-come, first-served basis. For the eligibility criteria and the FAQs, click here