Upcoming Course Dates
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Prerequisite Courses
None
If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, please contact Miranda Lane (info@financetalking.com)
Related Courses
The following courses are closely related to this course.
The following courses are closely related to this course.
Understanding Financial Information – Virtual
4 Hours
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:
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
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