Financial Accounting teaches key accounting concepts and principles to better understand financial statements and unlock critical insights into business performance and potential. Participants will explore how managers, Wall Street analysts and entrepreneurs leverage accounting to drive strategic decision-making.
Benefits
Learn the language of business through accounting as you gain the skills and knowledge to analyse financial statements
Prepare for the MBA classroom with the program Harvard Business School offers to incoming students
Gain the confidence to understand financial statements and communicate financial results
The HBS Online Edge
World-class faculty
Edge-of-your-seat online learning
Global peer collaboration and networking
Real world, case-based learning
Key Learnings
Discovering how balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements are developed and interact with each other
Evaluating the financial health of a business using financial statements
Understanding GAAP and IFRS standards
Preparing and evaluating financial forecasts to make strategic decisions
Valuing a venture, project or investment opportunity, and performing a sensitivity analysis