Basic Accounting for Finance Professionals

Having a sound understanding of the fundamentals is the key to learning quickly and effectively on the desk. So give yourself this time to get to the core of Financial Statement Analysis. In this class you will be doing the calculations using cases and experiencing first hand the issues that affect the real world. This class covers income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement analysis.

This course uses international companies as case studies using IFRS and US GAAP.

Introduction to Fundamental Concepts

• What accounting can tell you about a company’s business.
• Understanding the difference between internal versus external accounting.
• Understanding the three financial statements: the income statement, the balance sheet and the cash flow statement and how they interact.
• Finding your way around financial statements.