Trainer-led course · Finance, Legal & Risk
Interpreting Financial Statements
Finance for the non-financial manager: learn to quickly assess and interpret balance sheets and profit and loss accounts.
- Delivery
- In person at your premises, or live online
- Length
- One day
- Group size
- 6 or more delegates
- Before the course
- A pre-course questionnaire for every delegate
Who it's for
Who should attend.
A “finance for the non-financial manager” course, suitable for middle managers and senior managers who wish to develop their basic knowledge into a deeper understanding of corporate financial statements.
The course emphasises a practical and interpretative approach, using actual financial statements of a range of business types.
Content summary
What the course covers.
- Accounting fundamentals
- Interpreting financial statements
- Ratio analysis
- Creative accounting
- Assessing financial strength
- Understanding working capital
- Assessing potential business failure
The course provides attendees with the skills to interpret a range of company financial statements and apply them to real-life situations.
Outcomes
What delegates take away.
At the end of the course delegates will be proficient at interpreting balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, using a range of tools including ratio analysis.
The practical nature of the learning requires delegates to undertake numerical calculations throughout.
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Book Interpreting Financial Statements for your team.
In person at your premises or live online, for groups of 6 or more.