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Certificate in Financial Analysis and Reporting

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About Course

This financial analysis course is designed to equip learners with a comprehensive understanding of financial statements, analytical techniques, and reporting standards. By mastering these skills, participants will be able to interpret financial information effectively and make data-driven decisions.

The program blends theory with practical applications, making it an ideal financial planning and analysis course for aspiring professionals and business leaders. With a strong focus on real-world business scenarios, learners gain hands-on experience in evaluating company performance and forecasting future outcomes.

Through this structured financial statement analysis course, participants will explore balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements in depth, building the expertise to assess profitability, liquidity, and financial stability.

Additionally, the program includes advanced modules on reporting standards, positioning it as a complete financial reporting and analysis course. Learners will also benefit from specialized sessions within this financial analysis certification course, ensuring they acquire industry-recognized skills.

Key highlights include:

  • In-depth financial reporting course covering global standards

  • Practical exercises and case studies for applied learning

  • Expert-led financial reporting training courses with real-time examples

  • Certification upon completion to validate professional expertise

By the end of this course, learners will be equipped with the confidence and technical know-how to analyze financial data, prepare detailed reports, and contribute to effective strategic planning.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the foundational principles that govern the preparation and interpretation of financial statements.
  • Read and analyze the Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement of a company.
  • Differentiate between single-step and multi-step income statements to evaluate operational performance.
  • Use common-size financial statements to compare performance across companies and time periods.
  • Apply key financial ratios to assess a company’s liquidity, profitability, efficiency, leverage, and market valuation.

Course Content

Introduction to Principles Underlying Financial Statements
This topic introduces the fundamental accounting principles and assumptions—such as accrual, consistency, and going concern- that guide the preparation and interpretation of financial statements.

  • Introduction to Principles Underlying Financial Statements
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  • Quiz 1

Basics of Financial Statements- Statement of Profit and Loss
Learn the structure and purpose of the profit and loss statement, which shows a company’s revenues, expenses, and resulting profit or loss over a period. This topic explores a detailed multi-step profit and loss statement format that separates operating and non-operating activities, enabling deeper analysis of a company's core business performance.

Basics of Financial Statements- Corporate Balance Sheet
Understand the composition of a balance sheet, which provides a snapshot of a company’s financial position through its assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity at a given date.

Basics of Financial Statements- Cashflow Statement and its Analysis
This topic covers the structure of the cash flow statement, highlighting cash movements under operating, investing, and financing activities and how to interpret them for liquidity assessment and performance analysis of the organisation.

Ratio Analysis and Interpretation- Liquidity, Profitability, Turnover, Leverage and Valuation. Common-size Statements
This section introduces key financial ratios used to assess a firm’s performance, efficiency, risk, and market valuation, and how to interpret them effectively. It will also explain how to use vertical and horizontal analysis for understanding the performance of a company.

Mixed Bag
The Mixed Bag section is a set of varied, integrative questions drawn from across all modules to test your conceptual clarity and application skills in unpredictable formats. It encourages you to think across topics rather than within a single lesson. The questions are accompanied with hints.

Indicative Interview Questions
The interview questions are a curated list of suggested questions to help you prepare for this course-related job interview. They are designed to reinforce your understanding and build confidence in discussing financial statements, analysis, and reporting.

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DG
1 month ago
I have done this rating about the video and audio quality not the course.
Thank you Mam for this outstanding knowledge you have shared to us. I hope this course have a second part with valuation modeling.
Once again Thank you Mam

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