Basic Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Professionals
Speaker: Melveen Stevenson
Speaker Designation: CEO and Founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC
Speaker: Melveen Stevenson
Speaker Designation: CEO and Founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC
In today's complex business landscape, understanding the fundamentals of accounting and finance is crucial, even for professionals outside the traditional accounting domain. Accounting functions as the business's primary communication tool, offering a structured method for documenting, examining, and deciphering financial data. Its tasks include transaction recording, financial statement preparation, and performance analysis. Proficiency in accounting basics empowers non-accounting professionals to decode financial reports, evaluate organizational financial well-being, and pinpoint opportunities for enhancement or expansion.
To strengthen the value of any function in an organization, leaders, and specialists need to know the language of business, and that includes the financial components that have traditionally measured business progress and success. This course is designed to help you do just that.
Even if you’ve never taken an accounting or finance course, this webinar will give you the foundational understanding you need to improve your partnership and support of your internal customers, including operations, sales, marketing, executives, and more.
You’ll learn how the valuable work that you do ties in directly with the overall success of your company. As a result, you’ll be able to partner more closely with functional leaders.
By the end of the course, participants will have gained the confidence and skills necessary to navigate the financial aspects of their roles effectively, contribute meaningfully to financial discussions within their organizations, and drive sustainable business growth.
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Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC, a human resources and business advisory firm based in Los Angeles, California. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. In doing so, she empowers companies to strengthen their infrastructure from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and executive coaching.
Melveen speaks on key topics to empower companies with the latest research and best practices for increasing engagement, enhancing leadership presence, and optimizing diverse workforce groups. Over the last 18 years, Melveen has held leadership positions in human resources operations, supply chain, and talent management at international companies in food manufacturing, medical devices, and consumer products.
Melveen is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR). In addition, she is certified in Extended DiSC® for individuals, pairs, and groups.