Finance Principles for Accountants

Monday, December 30, 2024
Webcast or Webinar, Online
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (opens at 12:30PM) EST
2Credits

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$89.00 Regular Price
Non-Members
$119.00 Regular Price

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 24/8127922
Level: Basic
Vendor: California CPA Education Foundation
Field of Study: Finance

Overview:

Accountants have increasingly become the primary advisors for businesses of all sizes. Clients are seeking assistance with all aspects of business planning. Are you prepared to support your clients on aspects such as business expansion, sources of capital, and determining growth strategies? This course introduces accountants to the essential elements of finance for business with an emphasis on the interrelationship with the traditional functions of accounting, explaining sources and costs of capital, and making educated capital decisions about growing business. Bringing a new appreciation of the vital role accountants play in business development, this dynamic and fast-moving session will explore key finance concepts and tools, including some of the best methodologies for making capital business decisions.

Objectives:

• Appreciate the critical relationships between accounting and finance • Describe the concepts of risk, standard deviation, diversification, and beta • Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital • Explain growth project selection criterion

Designed For:

CPAs and Financial Professionals

Prerequisites:

None