Santa Clara University

Finance and Financial Reporting for Non-Financial Managers

June 4-5, 2008
or December 10-11, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Santa Clara University campus

Program Fee $1,175 (includes continental breakfast, refreshments and materials)

Corporate executives and managers need a solid understanding of the financial information provided by profit-oriented companies to external decision makers, especially in today's highly scrutinized environment. They also need to understand the concepts and tools to make decisions affecting company profitability.

Program Benefits
After attending this program you will:

• Understand the important role financial information plays in resource allocation
• Learn the function of financial reporting and understand the environment in which it operates
• Become acquainted with the important issues involving accounting for business combinations
• Read and analyze corporate financial statements
• Become conversant with basic managerial and cost accounting terms and concepts
• Understand the relationship among costs, volume, and profitability
• Be able to identify the relevant costs in incremental decision making

Who Should Attend
Non-financial managers in areas such as marketing, sales, manufacturing, and engineering, as well as the general manager who has been promoted through these functional areas.

Optional Pre-work & Agenda - April 8-9, 2008

Faculty

James F. Sepe is Associate Professor of Accounting in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He is a CPA and has worked on the audit staff of a large, international, public accounting firm. His research interests concern financial reporting issues and the use of financial information by capital markets.

"This program gave me new insight into reading, analyzing and understanding financial statements." Eugene Bugatto, CA Shellfish Co., Inc.

"The program provided the relevant data I need to help me make sound financial decisions. I would recommend this program to everyone at all levels of management."