Programme information
Turn your love of numbers into a thriving career
This course introduces non-financial managers to the fundamentals of finance. The modules will help you become familiar with essential financial terminology and learn how to calculate key financial management indicators. You will learn to assess your organisation’s financial health by reviewing balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Additionally, you will discover how finance and accounting tools can support informed decision-making within organisations.
Develop your skills, knowledge
and abilities in:
- Articulating fundamental objectives of a corporation, distinguishing between wealth and profit.
- Evaluating and integrating the impact of social and ethical responsibility on business practices.
- Analysing the organisational structure and functions of a finance department.
- Applying strategies to address principal-agent relationships, overcoming conflicts of interest and motivating managers.
- Understanding the five key principles that constitute the foundation of financial management.
- Defining the five key financial markets and their roles in financial systems.
- Identifying sources, regulations, and stages of corporate financing, including factors affecting interest rates.
- Executing computations for future value, present value, and distinguishing between single payments, streams, and annuities.
- Calculating interest rates or time periods in simple present value and future value problems.
- Managing investment risks, calculating rates of return, and diversifying through a portfolio approach.
And cultivate the professional competencies to work in a high-demand field
If you’re eager to learn the finance essentials and pursue a career in finance as an accountant, auditor, portfolio manager, or investment banker, St Mary’s University’s Certificate in Finance Essentials provides you with the necessary knowledge and skills needed for success in government, corporate entities, public sector organisations, or non-profit sectors.
Learning through courses including:
- How to Read a Financial Statement
- Introduction to Finance
- Introduction to Business Statistics
- Financial Planning and Control
- Time Value of Money and Risk
- Understanding and Managing Budgets
