Demystifying Company Accounts and Valuations - Module One (online)

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This two-day course provides the foundation knowledge needed to understand a set of accounts and be able to answer questions from analysts, investors and the financial press. Please note, we recommend that both modules one and two are completed together.

Module One will clearly explain accounting jargon, together with the relevance and limitations of financial statements. You will learn how to identify which key numbers are important in communicating your company’s story and the issues that need explaining.

Who should attend?

• CIR candidates 
• IROs with no formal accountancy training, yet have a basic understanding
• Those wanting to understand in more depth how financial analysts and investors assess companies 

What will I gain?

• Foundation knowledge in understanding a set of company accounts
• Fluency in financial jargon
• A clear understanding of the relevance and limitations of financial statements

Course tutor: Deborah Morton-Dare

Deborah specialises in financial training for all levels from beginners to advanced. She presents a comprehensive range of courses to a diverse range of corporate clients and financial institutions and specialises in making complex technical subjects comprehensible. 

Deborah qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Young and then worked in Corporate Finance gaining wide ranging experience in a variety of corporate and financial institutions. She then worked as a financial consultant to companies assisting them in raising finance and structuring.

Programme

• Introduction
• The Accounting Foundations - what is financial information?
• The components of a balance sheet
• The components of a Profit and Loss Account
• Cashflow statements