From senior-level executives who need a deeper understanding of finance and accounting to financial executives needing a brief refresher — business leaders are taking 2022 by storm and getting ahead of their professional development in new ways across the board.
Through Berkley’s ExecEd finance program, “Financial Data Analysis for Leaders,” many can learn the ins and outs of finance, (especially non-finance managers), which demonstrates in the class how to create value in a business through financial analysis, cost management, and profitability ratios, according to their website.
The five-day in-person (or 2-week online program) brings together business fluency, which is the basics of finance that is a critical skill for any leader.
“Finance training is more than the basics of understanding financial statements – it’s about elevating you as a sought-after and skilled business leader,” according to the course description. “Critical analysis of financial statements is essential for assessing a company’s vitality and making strategic decisions that significantly impact business performance.”
The background of the class helps build a proper foundation of the ability to interpret and apply critical analysis of financial information to your decision-making process, while will enhancing your leadership capabilities, business opportunities, all while enhancing your company’s valuation – regardless of your job function.
Attendees will learn at the Berkeley Haas campus for their five-day in-person financial analysis training or live online from anywhere around the world for a two-week learning experience.
Learn the Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Understand the building blocks of corporate financial reporting and how data mining in financial analysis is used in a variety of business functions.
Identify and Create New Value for Your Company
Learn how to leverage financial data to identify and capture key drivers of value creation for your business and link performance measures to corporate and business unit strategy. This is how you can add value to your organization through the application of the program’s financial analysis techniques.
Build Credibility and Contribute More as a Non-Finance Professional
Readily apply financial analysis to operational and strategic decision-making – helping you not only to measure and manage costs but also to measure and incentivize business unit performance.
Features, Dates, & Cost
- Two-week (6 sessions) virtual financial analysis deep-dive utilizing a cutting-edge live classroom platform
- Program sessions held from 8:30 am-12:00 pm PDT
- World-renowned Berkeley Haas and Executive Education faculty
- Exclusive networking opportunities
- Access to the program alumni community
- Financial Data Analysis for Leaders Program Certificate of Completion
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 8:30 am-12:00 pm PDT
These programs are run as live sessions and require active participation in breakouts with peer discussions.
Classes will be held between January 31 and February 11; in the spring May 9 – May 13 (for $7,500); the fall between October 3 and October 14. The enrollment fee is $5,250 for the winter and fall classes. The registration deadline for the January program is January 24; the May program is May 6. The fall deadline for the October program is September 2.
Professors Panos N. Patatoukas, a tenured Associate Professor and the L.H. Penney Chair in Accounting at U.C. Berkeley, Haas School of Business and Sunil Dutta, associate dean for Academic Affairs, William D. Crawford Chair in Taxation and Accounting, Haas School of Business will be presiding over the classes.
Upon successful program completion, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants that you are encouraged to add to your profiles.
This program counts toward a Certificate of Business Excellence.
For more information visit here: https://executive.berkeley.edu/programs/financial-analysis-leaders.
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