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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making by getsmarter is an eight-week programme taught in the English language. The effort required for the student is 7 to 10 hours per week on a self-paced basis. The programme has well-developed coursework with insights from industry experts and empowered faculty members. The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification syllabus is taught by London School of Economics instructors seasoned in accounting. The coursework will involve several modules with assessments for the candidate to be eligible for the certificate accredited by the UK CPD service. The programme will help the candidate learn all the tools and techniques to develop managerial and financial decision-making with its learning modules.

The Highlights

8 weeks programme
7 to 10 hours per week
70 hours of learning
English mode on instruction
CPD certified
Self-paced programme
Online programme
Certificate of completion by getsmarter
Programme imparted in association with The London School of Economics and Political Science

Programme Offerings

Online lectures
assessments
Module notes
Presentations
Practice quiz
Assignment briefs
Infographics

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	LSE

The fees for the course Financial Analysis and Management Accounting is -

Head	Amount in INR
Certificate fees	Rs. 130,487

Installment Plan

1st installment	Required before: 2025-05-13	Amount Due: ₹65,244.00 INR
2nd installment	Required before: 2025-06-12	Amount Due: ₹65,243.00 INR

Eligibility Criteria

Work Experience

In the Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making online course, the candidate needs to be a non-finance manager or an accounting professional with relevant skills that are new to the field or aspiring to build a career.

Certification Qualification Details

The candidate will have to complete all the lectures and assessments to receive the Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification. In addition to this, a course handbook will be given to candidates containing all the requirements for getting the certification.

What you will learn

Managerial skill

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification course will cover diversified aspects. As the course completes, the students will gain the following insights:

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification syllabus will help the candidate make better business decisions. It will help them in getting a good grasp of financial accounting and financial management ideas and principles
Candidates will gain the ability to analyse market data, balance sheets, and income statements, as well as explain the findings to stakeholders
Candidates will gather insights into a company's expenses, efficiency, and profits, as well as the tools for fostering a long-term culture of increased performance
Participants will grasp the ability to suggest and assign decision-making authority to workers to encourage personal and team accountability
The candidate will learn about the ability to build reward, monitoring, and feedback systems to motivate employees and achieve organisational goals

Who it is for

Entrepreneur

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification course is for the following

Aspiring accounting professionals wishing to build their financial skillset
Non-finance managers wish to learn to account and develop their skills
Business owners
Entrepreneurs

Application Details

The candidate will need to follow the designated process in getsmarter to enroll in Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making training.

Step 1: The candidate should begin by visiting the official course webpage.

Step 2: Click on the “Register Now” option and get directed to “My Registration”

Step 3: After starting the registration process, the candidate can create a profile under the “My Profile” tab

Step 4: After filling in the details, the candidate can proceed to “Billing”

Step 5: The candidate needs to proceed with payment after entering the required billing information in the “Payments” tab

Step 6: Finally, the candidate will need to complete enrollment under the “Confirm” tab and start the enrollment

The Syllabus

Discuss the role and importance of accounting-based information in the context of the broader market for information
Review how financial statements are constructed
Apply the principles of dual entry to company transactions
Explain the difference between accounting profit and cash flow
Determine the role of accounting information in managerial decision-making

Review revenue and cost recognition rules
Discuss the presentational components of an income statement
Determine the appropriateness of different profit measures
Investigate the components of earnings that are most persistent, and clean the earnings of a case company
Analyse the profitability of the income statement for a listed company

Discuss the recognition and valuation rules for tangible and intangible non-current assets
Determine the components of working capital and its importance
Analyse a company's liabilities and the impact thereof on the balance sheet
Investigate the appropriateness of various capital structures for different sectors and company life cycle stages

Determine the various aspects of a company's financial position, performance, and liquidity using ratio analysis
Analyse the profitability and efficiency of a company
Analyse the liquidity, solvency, and capital of a company
Investigate the viability of an investment using ratio analysis

Identify fixed and variable cost as well as relevant and irrelevant cost
Apply costing methods to different products
Choose the most applicable pricing strategy for a given project
Analyse and choose among production strategies by considering the effects on short- and long-run profitability
Use measures in feedback, reporting, and incentive systems to drive a sustainable culture for performance improvement
Assess and guard against pitfalls and unintended consequences of measurement

Categorise divisions of an organisation into responsibility centres
Analyse decision-making authority and shared responsibility in divisions
Assess measurement and incentive systems that support personal and team responsibility
Recommend a hierarchy that allows for an efficient flow of information
Evaluate formal and informal means of recognising personal and group contributions

Determine the causes of overhead costs
Decide on the allocation of scarce resources to products based on projections of their financial impact
Recommend ways in which to foster organisational collaboration in proposing and selecting among investment opportunities

Reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of ranking and incentive systems
Decide between the measures available to provide the relevant set of information to individual decision makers in an organisation
Propose information display formats that account for behavioural economics and yield the best reactions from employees.

Instructors

LSE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who are the course instructors for the programme?

Kenneth Lee and Henry Eyring are two tenure track faculty members with a wide range of experience.

2: What is the time taken for completing this programme?

Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making online course only takes 8 weeks to complete without orientation.

3: Who should ideally take up this programme?

Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification benefits candidates who are non-finance managers and accounting professionals with limited experience.

4: What are the qualifying conditions for the programme?

The candidate needs to have minimum or limited knowledge in accounting to be eligible to enroll.

5: What is the nature of course instruction?

It is planned as a self-paced programme requiring a minimum of 7-10 hours per week.

6: What is the accreditation body related to this certification programme?

Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification is accredited by the CPD Certification agency in the UK, which is a main professional body.

7: Does this programme offer any skill enhancement?

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making certification benefits the candidate with Career Navigator, which will help them review their skills.

8: What are the funding or scholarship opportunities available for this programme?

The Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making fees can be obtained through funding from the employer, Fever-Tree short-term loan, or the payment plan.

9: How many modules of instructions are available in this programme?

There are 8 modules of instruction offered in the Accounting for Investment and Managerial Decision-Making programme.