Course

Essential Finance and Accounting for Decision Making

Managers should gain a comprehensive understanding of the basic principles in accounting and finance and learn to incorporate financial criteria into their decision-making process.

Description

Managers should gain a comprehensive understanding of the basic principles in accounting and finance and learn to incorporate financial criteria into their decision-making process.

Objetives

  • Financial Accounting

    Read, analyze and interpret financial statements (balance sheets, income and cash flow statements). 
    Understand how management decisions affect the resources, profits, liquidity and value creation of the Company.

  • Financial Statement Analysis and Diagnosis

    Diagnose the financial health of a Company and establish appropriate action plans. Cash Flow forecasts. Balance sheet and income statement forcasting. Financial diagnosis. Risk analysis.

  • Long-term Valuation and Investment Projects

    Study of value drivers. Sources of Finance. The sustainability of competitive advantages. Operational and financial risk. Proper evaluation of investment projects. 

Academic materias on this course

Description

Managers should gain a comprehensive understanding of the basic principles in accounting and finance and learn to incorporate financial criteria into their decision-making process.

Objetives

  • Financial Accounting
    Read, analyze and interpret financial statements (balance sheets, income and cash flow statements).
    Understand how management decisions affect the resources, profits, liquidity and value creation of the Company.
  • Financial Statement Analysis and Diagnosis
    Diagnose the financial health of a Company and establish appropriate action plans. Cash Flow forecasts. Balance sheet and income statement forcasting. Financial diagnosis. Risk analysis.
  • Long-term Valuation and Investment Projects
    Study of value drivers. Sources of Finance. The sustainability of competitive advantages. Operational and financial risk. Proper evaluation of investment projects.

Interactive course
Principles of Financial Accounting
Case
Maria Soldevila
Technical note
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Technical note
The Balance Sheet
Technical note
The Income Statement
Technical note
The Statement of Cash Flows: Direct and Indirect Method


Technical note
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Technical note
Accounting for Decision Making
Technical note
Cost Systems
Technical note
Variance Analysis
Technical note
Performance Measurement
Case
Becker Textilwerk Gmbh
Case
3P (Produits pour tout problème), S.A.
Case
Tidal Cloud: Cost Allocation in the Cloud
Case
Orbea


Case
MdL (Mattoncini di Legno), Spa
Case
Fútbol Club Barcelona: “Tiki-Taka” gone bust
Case
Bruxelles Services Liguistiques (BSL)
Case
Baby Dolls. Move to China
Case
Amazon 2018:Business Strategy and Financial Strategy


Case
AZA Group. Investment in a Hotel: Investment in Times of Crisis
Case
The Martí Pig Farm. Investment Decision