NAHB Course Provides Closer Look at Home Builders' Finances
The true measurement of a business owner’s success — the financial scorecard — is a reflection of proper financial management and accounting. Builders and remodelers must understand accounting principles and job cost procedures to properly manage their businesses and achieve a balanced scorecard.
Business Accounting and Job Costing: A Road Map to Profitability, taught by industry expert Michael Strong over three consecutive Tuesdays (Feb. 11, 18 and 25) at 1-3 p.m. ET, is packed with information that will ensure profitability. The course covers financial planning, budgeting, construction business accounting, job cost systems and financing options.
Participants in this course will be able to:
- Define concepts and terminology basic to construction business accounting
- Describe the value and use of common financial reports in measuring business performance, job cost accounting and variance analysis
- Explain the importance of and process for measuring and analyzing job cost against performance
- Identify the essentials of operating capital funding methods
- Identify common construction and permanent mortgage products and the relative builder/client positions
- Recognize the differences between active and passive income endeavors
- Access templates for a personal budget, a company budget, a chart of accounts, an income statement, and balance sheet reports