The London School of Economics and Political Science
Financial Analysis and Management Accounting
Create a comprehensive toolkit in financial and managerial accounting to enhance performance and optimise internal efficiency.
Start date
21 May 2025
Course duration
8 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
7–10 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Course overview
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
In today's ever-evolving business world, a comprehensive understanding of finance and accounting has become a critical component of a successful manager's toolkit. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) offers an eight-week Financial Analysis and Management Accounting online certificate course, which equips you with the skills needed to make informed decisions and enhance organisational performance through financial and managerial accounting. You’ll thoroughly understand accounting principles and enhance your ability to analyse financial statements. Additionally, you’ll learn to effectively communicate financial results to key business stakeholders.
The LSE faculty's expert guidance helps you comprehend how insights into you company's costs, efficiencies, and profits can cultivate a culture of sustained improvement. You’ll also learn how delegating decision-making authority can instill a sense of accountability in your team. Finally, you’ll evaluate the role of planning, budgeting, and performance targets and explore how to design incentive, monitoring, and feedback systems that can help achieve these targets.
Please note this course is geared towards non-financial managers and professionals from a broad range of industries and business areas. Prior knowledge of accounting is not required or expected.
This Financial Analysis and Management Accounting online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Is this course for you?
This course is ideal for non-financial managers and professionals seeking to enhance their accounting skills and knowledge to inform strategy and improve business performance. Designed for those with limited accounting knowledge, the course suits new and aspiring managers, business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-business management professionals. However, finance and accounting professionals may not find the course suitable for their needs.
Course overview
Course overview
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
In today's ever-evolving business world, a comprehensive understanding of finance and accounting has become a critical component of a successful manager's toolkit. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) offers an eight-week Financial Analysis and Management Accounting online certificate course, which equips you with the skills needed to make informed decisions and enhance organisational performance through financial and managerial accounting. You’ll thoroughly understand accounting principles and enhance your ability to analyse financial statements. Additionally, you’ll learn to effectively communicate financial results to key business stakeholders.
The LSE faculty's expert guidance helps you comprehend how insights into you company's costs, efficiencies, and profits can cultivate a culture of sustained improvement. You’ll also learn how delegating decision-making authority can instill a sense of accountability in your team. Finally, you’ll evaluate the role of planning, budgeting, and performance targets and explore how to design incentive, monitoring, and feedback systems that can help achieve these targets.
Please note this course is geared towards non-financial managers and professionals from a broad range of industries and business areas. Prior knowledge of accounting is not required or expected.
This Financial Analysis and Management Accounting online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Is this course for you?
This course is ideal for non-financial managers and professionals seeking to enhance their accounting skills and knowledge to inform strategy and improve business performance. Designed for those with limited accounting knowledge, the course suits new and aspiring managers, business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-business management professionals. However, finance and accounting professionals may not find the course suitable for their needs.
What will set you apart
A fundamental understanding of financial and managerial accounting concepts and principles to inform your business decision-making.
The ability to analyse income statements, balance sheets and market information, and communicate the results to stakeholders.
Insights into the costs, efficiencies, and profits of a company, and the tools for creating a sustainable culture of improved performance.
The capacity to recommend and delegate decision-making authority to foster personal and team responsibility among employees.
The skills to design incentive, monitoring, and feedback systems to drive performance and meet organisational targets. Course curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
The building blocks of financial reporting
Module 2
Financial performance assessment: The income statement
Module 3
Financial position and capital structure: The balance sheet
Module 4
Financial statement analysis
Module 5
Management accounting concepts and principles
Module 6
Delegation and control
Module 7
Measuring and incentivising profitability
Module 8
Incentives, monitoring, and feedback to drive results
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Course Convenors
Dr Saipriya Kamath
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting, LSE
Dr Kenneth Lee
Former Convenor; Associate Professorial Lecturer and MSc Programme Director, Department of Accounting, LSE
Henry Eyring
Former Convenor; Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting, LSE
About the certificate
Acquire the skills to make informed financial and managerial accounting decisions, and earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
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At the beginning of each module you'll be presented with the course content and assignments necessary for completion. You also have access to your Success Adviser who will help you manage your time, and support you with any administrative or technical queries you might have.
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The Online Campus will be your virtual classroom for the duration of your course. Through its easy-to-use interface you'll have access to a diverse variety of course content formats including: interactive videos, module notes, practice quizzes, presentations, assignment briefs, and additional web resources.
On the Online Campus, you'll also be able to ask questions and interact with your fellow students and teaching team through the discussion forums. If you are looking for your Online Campus login, please visit your Account page here.
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