Budgets and Financial Reports

INTRODUCTION

• Course Objectives

MODULE 1

• Glossary
• What is Finance?
• Commonly Used Terms
• Key Players
• Important Financial Organizations
• Understanding GAAP
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 2

• Understanding Financial Statements
• Balance Sheets
• Income Statements (AKA Profit & Loss Statements)
• Statement of Retained Earnings
• Statement of Cash Flow
• Annual Reports
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 3

• Analyzing Financial Statements (I)
• Income Ratios
• Profitability Ratios
• Liquidity Ratios
• Working Capital Ratios
• Bankruptcy Ratios
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 4

• Analyzing Financial Statements (II)
• Long-Term Analysis Ratios
• Coverage Ratios
• Leverage Ratios
• Calculating Return on Investment (ROI)
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 5

• Understanding Budgets
• Common Types of Budgets
• What Information Do I Need?
• Who Should Be Involved?
• What Should a Budget Look Like?
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 6

• Budgeting Made Easy
• Factoring in Historical Data
• Gathering Related Information
• Adjusting for Special Circumstances
• Putting It All Together
• Computer Based Methods
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 7

• Advanced Forecasting Techniques
• Using the Average
• Regression Analysis
• Extrapolation
• Formal Financial Models
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 8

• Managing the Budget
• How to Tell If You’re on Track
• Should Your Budget be Updated
• Keeping a Diary of Lessons Learned
• When to Panic
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 9

• Making Smart Purchasing Decisions
• 10 Questions You Must Ask
• Determining the Payback Period
• Deciding Whether to Lease or Buy
• Thinking Outside the Box
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 10

• A Glimpse into the Legal World
• A Brief History
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• CEO/CFO Certification
• 8th Company Law Directive
• Knowledge Check

ASSESSMENT

• Post-Test

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