Accounting Course for Non-Accountants

O accounting course for non-accountants presents, in a clear and practical way, the fundamental concepts for understanding the economic and financial reality of a company. The objective is to enable professionals in financial and non-financial areas to correctly interpret financial statements and use this information for strategic decisions.

During the training, essential topics such as Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow, cash and accrual basis, working capital, capital structure and performance indicators are covered — including liquidity, debt, profitability and profitability. At the end, the participant will be able to apply accounting tools in business management and transform numbers into useful information for better financial management.

Objectives

• Demonstrate the importance of using Accounting for company management;
• Understand the tools that Accounting offers for decision making;
• Reveal the structure of the financial statements;
• How to make a profit
• How to generate cash
• Apply the main financial performance indicators.

At the end of the course, you will have an essential view of the use of Management Accounting and an interesting tool for managing your business. Understand how your company can seek profit and generate cash.

Target audience

Financial and non-financial professionals, Administrators and non-accountant managers of any business.

Programmatic Content

• Structure of Financial Statements
• Assets/Liabilities/Net Equity
• Financial view of the Balance Sheet
• Where investments are recorded
• Where is the owner's money registered?
• Sources of financing an asset
• Capitalized and leveraged companies
• Understanding the Income Statement
• The difference between Profitability and Profitability
• The profitability of the shareholder and the company
• The cash and accrual basis
• Gross Margin and Net Margin
• Contribution Margin by product
• The difference between costs, expenses and investments
• Focus on EBITDA
• Giro x Margin
• Operational break-even point
• Cash Flow Statement using the direct and indirect method
• Liquidity and debt indicators
• Profitability and profitability indicators
• IFRS – Main implications of accounting convergence to international standards

Material

• In the training will be available Excel spreadsheets to train the concepts presented.

Instructor

• Economist with a postgraduate degree in Finance and Business Management from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). University professor since 2001, he teaches Financial Administration, Financial Mathematics, Corporate Accounting and Corporate Finance at PUC Campinas.
• Coordinator of MBA and postgraduate courses in Strategic Business Management for more than 10 years, with extensive experience in guiding academic work.
• Business consultant and facilitator with more than 550 face-to-face and in-company training, reaching about 6,000 professionals in areas such as credit analysis and granting, financial planning, treasury management and finance for non-financial.
• Relevant corporate performance at CPFL (Companhia Paulista de Force and Luz), where he held managerial and executive positions in finance, treasury and strategic planning, managing revenues exceeding R$ 2 billion.
• International experience in consulting for energy companies in Europe and Latin America, including projects with the World Bank (IBRD).

Important Information

Date: Jul 23 and 24, 2026

Schedule: 08h30 to 12h30

Modality: online

Hourly Charge: 8 Hours

The value includes the course, material and certificate in electronic media.

Modality: Online Broadcast & The course will be broadcast live and students will be able to watch on a computer that has internet access. Students will be able to interact with the instructor, making comments and asking their questions during the course.

This training can also be conducted in company in face-to-face or online format.

More information about the Course Accounting for Non-Accountants contact us by phone (11) 3230-2714 or access the link: https://bit.ly/BCN_Contabilidade_P