Gain a suite of financial and managerial accounting tools to drive better management and performance
8 weeks, excluding
orientation
7–10 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
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A firm understanding of financial and managerial accounting concepts and principles that will enable you to make better business and investment decisions for improved organisational performance.
2
The ability to analyse financial statements and effectively communicate financial results to key business stakeholders.
3
An overview of topics such as management control, decision-making authority, and the know-how to foster responsibility and establish accountability for results.
4
Cutting-edge behavioural economics insights on creating systems of incentives, monitoring, and feedback to achieve organisational performance targets.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1 The building blocks of financial reporting
Discover the key insights that underpin accounting practices.
Module 2 Financial performance assessment: The income statement
Use the income statement as a window to the financial performance of a company.
Module 3 Financial position and capital structure: The balance sheet
Use the balance sheet as a window to a company's financial position and capital structure.
Module 4 Financial statement analysis
Use ratios and market information to analyse financial statements.
Module 5 Management accounting concepts and principles
Gain insight into the costs, efficiency, and profit of a company, and explore how to create a sustainable culture for improved performance.
Module 6 Delegation and control
Explore the delegation of decision-making authority to foster personal and team responsibility among employees.
Module 7 Measuring and incentivising profitability
Explore precisely measuring profit, and set budgets and targets that fit an organisation's risk-reward profile.
Module 8 Incentives, monitoring, and feedback to drive results
Gain insight into how to create systems of incentives, monitoring, and feedback to drive results in an organisation.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
The course is geared towards non-financial managers and professionals from a broad range of industries and business areas who want to learn accounting to effectively analyse business problems, make better decisions, and communicate results to drive organisational and financial performance. This online certificate course is designed for professionals with limited accounting knowledge, and would be beneficial to new or aspiring managers who need to upskill to inform decision-making. This course may also appeal to business owners and entrepreneurs who need to manage the performance of their businesses, as well as non-business management professionals who seek a better grounding in accounting for career progression.
Dr Saipriya Kamath
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting, LSE
Saipriya Kamath is an assistant professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests span taxation, pensions, and corporate governance. Her research, published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, drove a policy change in Indian banking regulations.
Saipriya has also provided impactful, research-driven consulting services to government organisations. She has provided consultation to the European Parliament regarding the incentives of tax intermediaries and their role in tax evasion. She has also provided consultation to the Ministry of Finance, India to support the ministry in initiatives to simplify the tax code and provide tax incentives for encouraging entrepreneurship.
Saipriya teaches undergraduate accounting courses at LSE. She earned her PhD from Indian School of Business in 2016.
Dr Kenneth Lee
Former Convenor; Associate Professorial Lecturer and MSc Programme Director, Department of Accounting, LSE
Kenneth lectures on financial analysis and equity valuation at LSE. Before his career in academia, he was a managing director and head of European Equity Research at Barclays Capital, and a managing director and ranked accounting and valuation analyst at Citi Investment Research in London. During this time, Kenneth published extensively on accounting and valuation topics for investors, and was ranked in the top three in the Institutional Investor Survey for more than 10 years in a row. Kenneth graduated from Trinity College Dublin/Dublin Institute of Technology with a degree in management science, and holds a doctorate from Aston Business School. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a CFA Charterholder, and a member of both the Institute of Taxation and Securities Institute.
Henry Eyring
Former Convenor; Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting, LSE
Henry lectures on cost and management accounting systems, as well as management control systems at LSE. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration in accounting and management from Harvard Business School, and a BSc in economics and mathematics from Brigham Young University in Idaho. Henry’s research interests lie in incentive systems, cost management, and the economic effects of disclosure in the public and private sectors. His studies in the area of performance measurement have twice been published in the Journal of Accounting Research. Henry has also presented his work at several high-profile institutions globally, including Stanford University, Cornell University, and the London Business School. In 2018, he was recognised with the LSE Teaching Excellence Award.
This Financial Analysis and Management Accounting online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
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