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BMBA70-870: Accounting for Managers

Description

This subject is designed to develop students’ managerial financial literacy and decision-making skills. It is organised around three sets of accounting fundamentals: financial reporting mechanics; measurement; and management. The main objective is to enable students to understand, decompose and interpret financial statements to assess a firm’s business model, operating performance and overall financial health. 

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: BMBA70-870
EFTSL: 0.063
Faculty: Bond Business School
Semesters offered:
  • January 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • September 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 5
Study areas:
  • Business, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $2,725.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $2,780.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $2,840.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $2,930.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $3,110.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $3,250.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Explain how balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements are developed and how each interact.
  2. Evaluate financial statements to assess a firm’s business model performance and financial health.
  3. Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts and valuation assessments to make strategic decisions.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to use information technology to support the sourcing, acquisition, evaluation, and analysis of financial information.
  5. Present a compelling case for analytical insights and defend your position upon questioning.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

Must be admitted into an MBA Affiliated Program.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Anti-requisites:

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
    Semester start: 29/01/2024
    Subject start: 29/01/2024
    Cancellation 1: 11/02/2024
    Cancellation 2: 14/02/2024
    Last enrolment: 09/02/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 23/02/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 10/03/2024
    Teaching census: 22/02/2024
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024
    Semester start: 22/09/2024
    Subject start: 22/09/2024
    Cancellation 1: 05/10/2024
    Cancellation 2: 08/10/2024
    Last enrolment: 03/10/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 18/10/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 03/11/2024
    Teaching census: 17/10/2024
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
Semester start: 29/01/2024
Subject start: 29/01/2024
Cancellation 1: 11/02/2024
Cancellation 2: 14/02/2024
Last enrolment: 09/02/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 23/02/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 10/03/2024
Teaching census: 22/02/2024