Colleges and Universities Offering Certificate in Accounting and Finance in Canada

Institutions Offering Certificate in Accounting and Finance

•  McGill University, Montreal  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  -This program is designed for managers at all levels, including those in technical and non-financial areas, who are seeking to make better business decisions by understanding financial information. This diversity is one of the program’s strengths – it builds on the experiences of participants from all types of companies, not-for-profit organizations, and government services.
  
  
  Mode of Study:
  -Physical
  -Online
  
  
  Course Content:
  -Financial Literacy
  Define accounting and finance terms
  Follow the complete accounting cycle, from recording transactions to reporting results
  Interpret balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
  
  -Analyzing Financial Statements
  Read annual reports
  Learn generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
  Identify key limitations of financial reporting
  
  -Pricing and Costing
  Understand the rationale and pitfalls of cost allocations and cost-plus pricing
  Use activity-based costing, activity-based management, and target-costing
  Apply the cost-volume-profit model to business decisions
  Identify and manage structural cost drivers and life-cycle costs
  Evaluate the contracting-out option
  
  -Strategic Control Systems
  Define and use performance metrics and the balanced scorecard
  Apply the principles of open book management
  Understand budget preparation and interpret results of financial reporting
  
  -Maximizing Value
  Use multi-attribute, accounting, and financial models to analyze investment decisions
  Understand risk, inflation and opportunity, and weighted average cost of capital
  Calculate and interpret net present value and internal rate of return
  Apply sensitivity analysis
  
  -Managing Financial Risk
  Grasp the role of finance and finance staffing in an organization
  Evaluate and manage financial risk
  Use the capital asset pricing model and beta to assess cost of equity
  Acquire the fundamentals of financial derivatives such as options, swaps, and futures
  
  -Understanding Key Ratios
  Calculate and understand financial ratios
  Learn about financial and operating leverage
  Appreciate the role of the auditor
  
  -Linking Strategy and Finance
  Employ strategic evaluation tools
  Determine limitations of financial analysis
  Connect financial information to other strategic measures
  
  -Case Analysis
•  Royal Alberta College, Edmonton  
  Duration: 49 hours

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