Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis: Complete Training

Accounting & Financial Ratio Analysis made easy. Learn important accounting skills that will get your foot in the door!

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Oct 2022
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What you will learn

Understand bookkeeping records

Build an Income Statement

Build a Balance Sheet

Understand the accounting equation and the principle of double entry

Tell the difference between debits and credits

Account for the difference between income and cash

Navigate through Financial Reports with ease

Perform Vertical and Horizontal Analysis

Calculate Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability and Growth ratios

Analyze a company's performance based on the figures in its annual report

Description

Accounting is one of the most important skills for people pursuing a career in Finance.

It helps you understand whether a business is profitable.

It gives you an idea of a company’s size.

It helps you use the past in order to take action in the present and change the future.

However, it’s essential that you understand it well.

If you want to become…

  • a Financial Analyst

  • an Accountant

  • an Auditor

  • a Business Analyst

  • a Financial Controller

  • a Financial Manager

  • a CFO

  • a CEO

  • an Investment Banker

  • an Equity Research Analyst

  • an Investor

  • an Entrepreneur 

  • Someone who is involved with a business and would like to be successful

Then you simply have to learn Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis. There is no way around it.

But how can you do that if you have very limited time and no prior training? And how can you be sure that you are not missing an important piece of the puzzle?

Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis: Complete Training is here for you. One of the best Finance courses available on Udemy, it includes everything you’ll need. We will start from the very basics and then gradually build a solid foundation that will serve you well throughout your career.

What makes this course different from the rest of the Accounting courses that are out there?

  • High quality of production – HD video and animations (This isn’t a collection of boring lectures!)

  • Knowledgeable instructor (experience in Big 4 Accounting + Master in Finance)

  • Financial Statement Analysis: We will learn how to use information about the past in order to predict how a business will fare in the future

  • Extensive Case Studies that will help you reinforce everything that you’ve learned

  • Excellent support: If you don’t understand a concept or you simply want to drop us a line, you’ll receive an answer within two business days

  • Dynamic: We don’t want to waste your time! The instructor keeps up a very good pace throughout the whole course.

How come accounting is so important?

It’s about money, right? If you want to understand how money is coming in and going out of a business, you will have to learn accounting.

Here are 5 more reasons why you should take this course and learn accounting:

  • Jobs. A solid understanding of accounting usually lands you a sweet job as an accountant and opens doors for a number of career paths.

  • Promotions. Accountants are promoted very easily inside large corporations

  • Mick Jagger studied accounting

  • Secure Future. Accounting skills remain with you and provide extra security. You won’t ever have to fear unemployment

Please don’t forget that the course comes with Udemy’s 30-day unconditional money-back-in-full guarantee. And why not give such a guarantee, when we are convinced that the course will provide a ton of value for you?

Enroll today and let's start this journey together!


CPE (Continuing Professional Education)

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the fundamental concepts of accounting, bookkeeping and the stakeholders of financial reports.

  2. Discuss in detail the three main financial statements and their respective elements.

  3. Explain the basic principles that are used in recognition and accounting for revenues and expenses

  4. Identify the process involved in accounting from transaction to final statements.

  5. Build a Financial Statement from the basic information provided.

  6. Define the principle of accruals accounts and distinguish between accrual and cash principles.

  7. Create a cash flow statement from the provided information.

  8. Demonstrate knowledge of Financial Reporting and its interpretation using ratio analysis.

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Content

Introduction to Accounting - Why Accounting Is Important?

What Does The Course Cover?
What Is Accounting and Why Do We Need It?
Why do we need Accounting?
The Importance of Bookkeeping - Good Accounting Records Are Essential
The importance of Bookkeeping
Financial Accounting - Who Needs Financial Reports?
Financial Accounting
Course Notes - Download

The Three Main Statements in Financial Accounting

The Three Main Financial Statements: P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Income Statement Items
Revenue types - practical exercise
Depreciation and amortization
Balance sheet items
The types of assets - practical example
The types of liabilities - practical example
The Three Main Statements in FInancial Accounting

Understanding the Big Picture: Why, What, When, and How Much in Accounting

The Revenue Recognition Principle - Why Is it so Important?
Completing 33% of the course
The Expense Recognition Principle - When to Recognize Expenses
Historical Cost vs. Fair Value Accounting

Let's Build a Solid Foundation: Core Accounting Principles That You Should Learn

The Accounting Equation and How It Stays in Balance
The Accounting Equation
General & Subsidiary Ledgers - This Is How a Firm Organizes Its Accounts
General and Subsidiary Ledgers
Making Sense of Debits and Credits! It Does Not Have To Be Hard
Income Statement T-Accounts
T-Accounts
The Cornerstone Principle of Accounting - Double Entry Bookkeeping
Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Quiz Number 3

A COMPLETE Case Study: Bookkeeping Records + Income Statement + Balance Sheet

Practical Exercise: Bookkeeping entries + Building a P&L & a Balance Sheet (1/4)
Case Study (Part 1)
Completing 50% of the course
Practical Exercise: Bookkeeping entries + Building a P&L & a Balance Sheet (2/4)
Practical Exercise: Bookkeeping entries + Building a P&L & a Balance Sheet (3/4)
Case Study (Part 2)
Practical Exercise: Bookkeeping entries + Building a P&L & a Balance Sheet (4/4)
Case Study (Part 3)
Course Challenge - Build a P&L and Balance Sheet from scratch
Case Study (Part 4)

Accounting & Timing: Income and Cash Flow Are Two Different Things

The Importance of Timing: Revenue and Expense Recognition
The Difference Between Cash Flow and Profit - A Must Know For Every Entrepreneur
The Timing of Payments: Here Is How Many Business Owners Improve Their Cash Flow
The Four Type of Accruals Arising in Accounting Transactions

Preparing a Cash Flow Statement: Understanding Cash Flow Analysis

Calculating Cash Flows - Understand if a business makes or burns cash
The three parts of Cash Flow statements explained
Cash Flow computations - The Direct method
Cash Flow computations - The Indirect method
Calculating Cash Flow in practice: A complete example
Quiz Number 4

Introduction to Financial Reporting

Introduction to Financial Statements
Let's Open P&G's 2015 Financial Report and Take a Look At It Together
Who Verifies That The Figures Presented in Financial Statements Are Correct?
Quiz Number 5

Financial Statement Analysis: Science and Practice

The Essence of Financial Statement Analysis: Four Key Dimensions
Calculating Subtotals, Totals and Year-on-Year Growth
Key Mechanics of Financial Statement Analysis: Performing a Meaningful Analysis
Using Different P&L and Balance Sheet Formats + Horizontal and Vertical Analysis
An Introduction to the "Days" Methodology: Understanding Working Capital Trends
Financial Ratios Every Investor Should Use: Understanding Financial Ratios
Quiz Number 6
Practical Exercise: Analyzing P&G's Business Through Financial Ratios (1 of 2)
Practical Exercise: Analyzing P&G's Business Through Financial Ratios (2 of 2)

Financial Statement Analysis - Tesla exercise

What you will see next in this section
How to download Tesla's historical financials
Calculating and analyzing growth and profitability ratios
Calculating and analyzing liquidity ratios
Calculating and analyzing solvency ratios
Congratulations!
Completing 100% of the course

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Reviews

Sboeva
November 14, 2023
I liked the course, the lessons are short and easy and there is a test to test your knowledge of the material.
Ashley
November 13, 2023
This was a fantastic overall review of Accounting and Financial analysis. I would highly recommend this course to anyone.
Arunprasad
November 12, 2023
One of best course I have taken in recent times. Excellent explanation. substituted by able examples. Hats off to the course conductor!
SAMUEL
November 7, 2023
Excellent, basic yet enriching course that has allowed me to better understand accountancy. Highly recommended!
Deepali
November 6, 2023
The way of presentation is very catchy...nice explanation of each point mentioned in course with example. Very helpful for beginners which are not from Commerce background.
Mahmoud
November 5, 2023
Very informative, simple manier to illustrate the accounting content which seemed very complicated to me before taking the course.
Heather
October 29, 2023
This course is wonderful, some of the things are refreshers for me but how it's broken down and rather simplified makes it better. I'm glad I scooped this up
Olga
October 28, 2023
Good info for the beginners and for those who studied accounting and looking to refresh their basic knowledge. Very detailed. Thank you! Looking forward to learning more.
Ritabrata
October 27, 2023
Great content, all the topics were explained in easy-to-understand manner. Perfect course for beginners.
Erica
October 27, 2023
yes its a good refresher and intro to the importance of financial statements, and how they are constructed.
Rajnish
October 25, 2023
Nice for my future experience and growth, now I have good confidence about These topics. Thank you to explain easy way to understand smoothly.
Arun
October 24, 2023
I chose this course to understand the P&L jargons used in my organization and it is giving me a good understanding of terms and its application
Chambit
October 20, 2023
I'm learning the introduction to Accounting at university. This course has been a very good review for me.
Alketa
October 17, 2023
The course has very good content and is well explained. If you are a beginner or you need to refresh some concept I highly recommend the course
Rayen
September 29, 2023
Very good introduction for those with no accounting background and want to understand the fundamental concepts. Definitely a noob friendly intro and inspires to delve deeper into accounting

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