Course Curriculum

    1. Course Overview

    1. The Importance of Cash

    2. Presentation - The Importance of Cash

    1. Cash Flow Management

    2. Presentation - Cash Flow Management

    1. Cash Flow Projections

    2. Presentation - Cash Flow Projections

    1. Budgets & Forecasting

    2. Presentation - Budgets & Forecasting

About this course

  • $185.00
  • 9 lessons

What You'll Learn

Because profit on paper doesn't pay the bills.

✓ Why cash is crucial, the dangers of poor cash flow, and how to put your cash to work.

✓ How to read the Statement of Cash Flows, including investing and financing activities.

✓ How the cash cycle works.

✓ How to build cash flow projections: setting time periods, forecasting inflows and outflows, and calculating net cash flow.

✓ How to allocate funds and build department budgets.

✓ How to monitor and manage budgets throughout the year.

Know where the cash is, and where it's going.

This Course Is Step 2 of a Certificate Program

The Financial Essentials for Non-Financial Professionals Certificate Program

Cash is King is the second of three courses designed to build on each other, from learning the language of finance to making decisions with it.

Step 1: Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Step 2: Cash is King
Step 3: Financial Analysis & Planning for Non-Financial Managers

Get all three for $445 and save $110. A payment plan of 2 payments of $222.50 is available on the full program.
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Hi, I'm Sharon.

Your instructor, and your biggest cheerleader.

I spent 10 years in corporate accounting, and I've now been teaching for 22 years through continuing education and workforce development programs at universities and colleges. I've spent my career on both sides of the numbers: producing them and explaining them to the people who rely on them.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Education from Temple University, a Pennsylvania Department of Education teaching certificate in Accounting, and I'm a Certified Online Instructor.

But here's what matters most: so many smart, capable professionals walk in convinced they're "not a numbers person." Most of them are wrong. They just never had it explained clearly.

That's my job. Plain English, step by step, until it clicks.
Read My Story
Sharon deFonteny, Bookkeeping and Business Finance Educator

Questions? Good. Here Are the Answers.

  • Should I take Accounting & Finance first?

    It’s recommended. Cash is King builds on the language and concepts from Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers, so taking them in order gives you the clearest picture.

  • I manage a department budget. Is this for me?

    Yes. This course shows you how to build a budget, monitor it throughout the year, and understand how your department’s spending affects the company’s cash.

  • Is the Bookkeeping Community included?

    Yes. It’s a place for students across all of my courses and Certificate Programs to ask questions, share what they’re working on, and connect with others learning the same material.

  • What should I take after this course?

    Financial Analysis & Planning for Non-Financial Managers, the final course in the Financial Essentials for Non-Financial Professionals Certificate Program.

Ready to Take Control of Cash Flow?

Plan ahead. Spend wisely. Never get caught short.