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Modern Budgeting for Profit Planning & Control
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Course: 3110191   Version 1102

NASBA Category:     Finance     CPE Credits 12
Level: Basic  (294 pages)
Prerequisite: There are no prerequisites.
Advance Preparation: None.

Course Description
This course is intended for business professionals engaged in budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, profit planning, and control. A budget is the formal expression of management’s plans, goals, and objectives covering all aspects of operations for a designated time period. The budget is a tool that provides control over the immediate environment, helps manage the financial aspects of the job and department, and solves problems before they occur. Budgets focus on the importance of evaluating alternative actions before decisions are actually implemented. This course explains what budgets are, how they work, how to prepare and present them, and how to analyze budget figures and results. The new development and use of budgets at various managerial levels within a business are discussed. The course also covers active financial planning software packages that combine budgeting, forecasting analytics, business intelligence, and collaboration.

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Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Chapter 1
    • Define what a budget is
    • List and define the types of budgets
    • Explain the steps involved in the budgetary process
    • Distinguish between the bottom-up and top-down approaches to budgeting
    • Describe how to coordinate departmental budget activities
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