About this MicroMasters
Do you want to advance your career and move toward an organizational leadership position, such as a Chief Financial Officer? Ideal for midcareer professionals, this MicroMasters program will help you build the skills you’ll need to make high-level decisions that impact your organization's current operations and financial future.
You will gain hands-on experience as you report and analyze financial transactions of corporations. Further, you will learn how to assess risks and returns of alternative investments by analyzing SEC 10-K reports of Fortune 500 companies and enhance your ability to make effective financial management decisions to prepare for future career advancement.
Job Outlook
- Accounting and Auditing industries are expanding faster than average and are expected to grow at 11% through 2024 (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- In 2016, the median annual salaries for accountants and auditors with a bachelor’s degree was $68,150 and the median annual salary for financial managers was $121,750 (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- Potential career roles for people with similar training include corporate accountant, management accountant, financial manager, budget analysts, financial analysts, insurance underwriters, and loan officer.
What You'll Learn
- Manage an organization's financial operations; including revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity.
- Evaluate alternative investments by using time value of money calculations, and understanding their effect on cash flow.
- Perform financial analyses and modeling.
- Contribute to strategic management decision-making and operational problem-solving.
- Use case studies of real companies facing financial challenges to analyze situations, assess risks, and propose courses of action.
From | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC via edX |
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Hours | 288 |
Instructors | Dr. Monica Sava Bruenn, Dr. Sharon L. Levin, Monica Sava Bruenn, Sharon L. Levin, Galit Kushnier, M.S., Jayanta Sen, Jiya Jain, Kirby Cundiff |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
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Financial Accounting for Corporations Want to learn a new language and keep your finger on the pulse of business? Accounting is the language of business. Be among a small percentage of business professionals who can... edX | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC |
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Financial Management in Organizations Want to learn how to make your corporation’s money make money? In this course you will learn how to compare various investment types, select the most viable financial investment... edX | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC |
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From | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC via edX |
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Hours | 288 |
Instructors | Dr. Monica Sava Bruenn, Dr. Sharon L. Levin, Monica Sava Bruenn, Sharon L. Levin, Galit Kushnier, M.S., Jayanta Sen, Jiya Jain, Kirby Cundiff |
Language | English |
Subjects | Business |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Specialist, Career Management $56k
Financial Coach/Career Coach $61k
Financial Management Professional $63k
Management Career Advisor Consultant $64k
Financial Management SGT $65k
Financial Management Administrator $73k
Career Financial Analyst $75k
Hazards and Risks Engineer $85k
Financial Management Analyst 3 $87k
Regional Financial Management $94k
Project Management / Career Development $102k
Owner Financial Management $116k
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