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Financial Intelligence for Employees

Developing Employees' Financial and Business Acumen

Transform Your Employees Into Business Partners

Imagine the untapped potential you have in your own organization. Imagine everyone understanding how they impact your key financial measures; imagine everyone being able to respond to variances in the income statement; and imagine everyone understanding why cash is just as important as profit. You can develop that potential by ensuring that every one of your employees understands the basics of finance. The result? Everyone thinking and acting like a business partner.


Imagine the result if everyone were thinking and acting like a business partner.


Vital Skills Your Employees Will Take Away From This Class

  • Align their actions. The knowledge to align their efforts with the company's goals.
  • Understand key measures. The ability to read the income statement and balance sheet and understand the key data and measures.
  • Understand their impact on cash. An understanding of why cash is king.
  • Gain an outsider's perspective. A new understanding of the marketplace and the key measures used by shareholders, lenders, and analysts to assess your company.
  • See their line of sight. The ability to connect what they do with the company's bottom line.

Topics to Consider for "Financial Intelligence for Employees" Courses

  • Key financial terms
  • Reading the income statement and analyzing your company's income statement
  • Key income statement terms and concepts, such as revenue recognition and matching
  • Understanding the importance of the balance sheet and analyzing your company's balance sheet
  • Key balance sheet terms and concepts, such as accruals and accounts receivable
  • Cash versus profit
  • The marketplace, including obligations of a public company and financial expectations and measures used on Wall Street

Recommended Customization

  • Presentation of and discussion about your financial goals
  • Teaching and calculating your key measures
  • Reading and analyzing your income statement
  • Teaching and analyzing your balance sheet

Where to Start

Call us and we can help you think through the appropriate content for your needs and target audience. Think about the following questions:

  • What results do you want to achieve with the course?
  • What is the target audience's current level of understanding and use of the concepts?
  • What are the measures that the leadership team studies?
  • What financial terms and concepts are used by leadership?

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