Financial Management for Engineers

In today’s workplace, it is nearly impossible for an engineer to perform without considering the financial impact of every action on the organization’s bottom line. Traditional industrial engineering decision-making tools are not always sufficient to help cut through to the bottom line. Make your profit center shine with sound financial management to supplement good engineering and other technology. This course introduces basic financial management to engineers and technical personnel who need this knowledge to manage a profit center effectively. Learn practical solutions as well as all the jargon of the trade. A must for newly minted managers from the engineer ranks. The course also covers the analysis necessary for such long-term financial decisions as issuance of stock or bonds; contracting of leases or loans and financing of a new enterprise; mergers, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, and the valuation of a business.

What You Will Learn:

Accounting basics
Budgets
Capital budgeting
Cash flow analysis
Engineering economics and depreciation
Financial dashboard
Financial statement analysis
Tax implications

Why Consider a Custom Course for Your Organization?

Custom courses provide the opportunity to create an educational program that meets the specific needs of your organization. The following are a few reasons why our clients have chosen USC Viterbi School of Engineering as their program provider:

Interest in connecting with USC experts for real organizational issues
Engineering training and executive education opportunities in a condensed period of time
Educational opportunities at multiple company sites through on-site training and/or distance offerings to several sites simultaneously
Preference for providing Continuing Education Units (CEUs) rather than degree-oriented academic units
Overall flexibility in timing, delivery and pricing

If you are interested in learning more, please contact us by email or at 213-740-4488