Financial Decision Making for Managers

Read the numbers well enough to argue with the finance team.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Where financial decisions land on your desk
2. 1.2 The three statements at a glance
3. 1.3 Profit, cash, and the difference that kills firms
4. 1.4 Speaking the same language as the finance team
1. 2.1 What the income statement tells you
2. 2.2 What the balance sheet tells you
3. 2.3 The cash flow statement
4. 2.4 The ratios worth knowing
1. 3.1 Fixed, variable and stepped costs
2. 3.2 Contribution and break-even
3. 3.3 Which costs are actually relevant to a decision
4. 3.4 Pricing decisions and margin
1. 4.1 Building a budget you can defend
2. 4.2 Owning a cost centre
3. 4.3 Variance analysis without the blame
4. 4.4 Reforecasting during the year
1. 5.1 The time value of money, gently
2. 5.2 Payback, net present value and rate of return
3. 5.3 Making the case for capital spend
4. 5.4 Reviewing an investment after the fact
1. 6.1 Debtors, creditors and stock are all cash
2. 6.2 The cash conversion cycle
3. 6.3 Improving cash without damaging the business
4. 6.4 Cash flow forecasting
1. 7.1 Where a business gets its money
2. 7.2 Debt, equity, and what each costs
3. 7.3 Leases, subscriptions and the decisions behind them
4. 7.4 What lenders and investors look for
1. 8.1 Building a simple model for one decision
2. 8.2 Testing assumptions and scenarios
3. 8.3 Presenting financials to a non-finance audience
4. 8.4 Spotting numbers that do not add up

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

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