Understanding Financial Information – Virtual

4 Hours, 9am - 1pm

Can you tell a balance sheet from an income statement and profits from cash flows? If not, this course is a must. We will demystify financial jargon and concepts, and give you the confidence to work effectively with your finance business partners.

Outcomes

• Get to grips with financial jargon
• Understand the financial statements & what they’re telling you
• Learn about key metrics and financial ratios

What's Included

• Access to a virtual classroom with a series of online courses to help you consolidate your learning
• Colour-coded course materials
• A copy of The FinanceTalking Financial Glossary (pdf)
• Email or phone your tutor if you have questions

After the course, you will have access for 4 months to the following eLearning course which will help you consolidate your knowledge:

• The Basics of Business Finance (Essentials Course)

What you will learn

The Big Picture

• The financial statements, how they fit together and what they tell you

Accounting Essentials

• How the numbers work – a business simulation
• Key concepts, jargon and how accountants think
• Differences between profits and cash flows
• Capex and opex, depreciation and amortisation
• Managing working capital

Interpreting the Numbers

• Different levels of profits – operating profit, EBITDA, adjusted profit etc
• Impact of changing prices and volumes
• Impact of fixed and variable costs
• Profit margins and interest cover
• Return on investment and similar measures

Real Company Review

• Review of a real company’s performance

How you will learn

We use Zoom to deliver our virtual events

• Very simple to use
• Access the event on your laptop or tablet (or even your phone)
• Discussions and case studies via breakout groups
• Quizzes and polls