Financial Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

Description

Please note that this is a 12-hour course that takes place over 3 days. The sessions will run on March 9. 10 & 11. All sessions run from 11:30-3:30 pm each day. There is no opportunity to re-schedule or request a partial refund if a student cannot attend all sessions. All sessions must be attended to receive a course certificate. 

Registered students will receive login information from the instructor in advance of the class. 

 If you’re responsible for any aspect of profitability in your company, and you’ve never been trained to read, produce, and analyze financial reports, you need to take this course. With profit margins becoming increasingly tight, companies need to use every tool at their disposal to discover where the expenses and profits are hiding. Maximizing profits and generating investment returns are two real concerns of any company – and they depend on solid financial decisions.

How are you managing high overhead costs, employee productivity, and an overheated competitive climate? Most qualified contractors tend to focus their improvements on equipment, supplies, and people. Often they are unaware that a good financial and accounting understanding will make a significant difference in the way personnel manage the organization and their projects.

This 3-day course specifically focuses on non-financial managers in the construction industry and guides project managers, coordinators, estimators, field superintendents, owners, and senior managers through the financial and measurement techniques needed to manage their contracting business.

This is not a sit and listen to the event. This is an interactive course with hands-on exercises that walk you through each step of the financial process. You’ll take home a comprehensive course manual filled with the methodologies and strategies you need to improve your business.

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Terms and definitions
• 4 critical financial statements – Balance Sheet, Profit, and Loss, Statement of Cash Flows, Equity
• General Ledger, Accounting Cycle and Accounting Standards
• Why billings do not equal revenues until final completion
• Controlling overheads with 1 simple factor
• Establishing annual profit plans with 3 simple numbers
• Financial ratios and analyses
• Risk management
• Labor productivity improvement strategies
• Exercises – cash flow forecast, project cash requirements, justifying asset additions, revenue versus billings, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, financial analyses, and more

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Forecasting project cash flows
• Using Net Present Value (NPV) to evaluate major purchases
• Understanding financial terminology
• Using financial reports to make project decisions
• Why % completion accounting produces more reliable financial statements
• Using reports and analyses to monitor strengths and weaknesses
• The real costs of lost productivity
• Controlling overhead costs with gross profit factors
• Developing a profit plan and revenue goals with just 3 numbers
• Increased profits and improved cash flow
• The monthly financial reporting package
• Know your numbers

Format: Three days (12 hours) of the live online, instructor-led webinar.

AUDIENCE:

Project managers, estimators, field superintendents, team leaders, owners, senior managers, and those who wish to increase their financial and accounting knowledge.

INSTRUCTOR:

Wayne Newell 

For over 35 years Wayne served in senior financial leadership roles and worked with companies throughout Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. His experiences and expertise, shared with many companies, have helped owners, managers, employees, and businesses grow. In doing so, he has amassed a library of knowledge on what makes a successful contracting company. 

During his seminars he discusses his experiences in implementing specific techniques, methods, and strategies used to help contracting companies increase profits, control and/or reduce costs and improve cash flows. He has been presenting his exclusive seminars in major Canadian cities since 2003. He was awarded his CMA in 1972!