729 Financial Statement Analysis courses

An insightful, enjoyable and experiential programme to help you analyse data and information and make a balanced decision based upon sound commercial reasoning. It will enable you to identify options, make decisions and take actions based on a thorough analysis combined with instinct and intuition to make a positive effect on profitability. This programme will help you: Identify ways to analyse data and sort relevant from irrelevant information Develop analytical and numerate thinking, and consider the financial implications of a decision Make decisions based on sound commercial reasoning - a mix of intuition and analysis Select from a range of tools to analyse a situation and apply these effectively Understand how costs and profits are calculated Use tried-and-tested techniques to manage and control your budgets Appreciate the fundamentals of financial analysis Focus on the bottom line Identify the basics of capital investment appraisal for your business Evaluate results and seek opportunities for improvement to your business 1 The commercial environment What do shareholders and investors want? What do managers want? Profit v non-profit organisations Investor expectations 2 Financial and non-financial information Risk and reward considerations Drivers of commercial decisions 3 Running a business A practical exercise to bring financial statements to life Different stakeholder interests in a business The impact and consequences of decisions on financial statements 4 Where do I make a difference to the organisation? How can I contribute to an improved business performance? Key performance indicators - measuring the right things A 'balanced scorecard' approach - it's not all about money! 5 A 'balanced scorecard' approach Analysing and reviewing my contribution to the business direction What is the current focus of my commercial decisions? Developing the business in the right way - getting the balance right! Where should/could it be in the future? Do my decisions support the overall vision and strategy? 6 Making commercial decisions Left-brain and right-brain thinking Convergent and divergent thinking Analysis and instinct Interactive case study exercise - emotional and rational decisions Reflection - what is my style of making decisions 7 Let's consider the customer! Identifying target markets Differentiating propositions and products Customer service considerations Marketing considerations and initiatives Pricing strategies and considerations 8 Strategic analysis The external environment The internal environment LEPEST analysis SWOT analysis Forecasting Group activity - analysing markets and the competition How do these improve your decisions? 9 Comparing performance Analysing key financial ratios Ways to compare performance and results Break-even analysis 10 Profit and loss accounts and budgeting Managing income and expenditure The budgeting process How does this link to the profit and loss account? Managing and controlling a cost centre/budget The role of the finance department Different ways of budgeting Incremental budgeting Zero-based budgeting 11 Understanding the balance sheet Purpose of balance sheets Understanding and navigating the content What does a balance sheet tell you? How do you affect your balance sheet? Links to the profit and loss account A practical team exercise that brings financial statements to life 12 Business decisions exercise How does this improve your decisions? A practical exercise to apply new knowledge and bring commercial thinking to to life The impact and consequences of decisions on financial statements 13 Working capital Why is this important? The importance of keeping cash flowing Business decisions that affect cash Calculating profit 14 Capital investment appraisal Capex v Opex Payback Return on investment The future value of money The concept of hurdle rate 15 Lessons learned and action planning So what? Recap and consolidation of learning The decisions that I need to consider Actions to achieve my plan

What do engineers and project managers need to know of finance? 'Nothing - leave it to the accountants!' No, no, no! Engineers must be conversant with the terminology and statements that accountants use. Technical expertise in projects, service delivery, production or other areas can only really be harnessed if the managers understand the accounting and reporting that drives businesses. This course gives the necessary understanding to project, production and technical managers. It develops their skills in understanding financial and management accounting. Accountants may not always like it but a major part of their work is to be the 'servants of business' and to gather, compile and present your figures. So you must understand the figures - they belong to you, your processes or projects. There are many reasons for maintaining accurate accounts. This course focuses on the strategic issues (those over-used words) - what figures reveal about the drivers of business and what they reveal about the day-to-day issues that accountants bother you with. The course will enhance your understanding of finance and of the accounting issues which affect your projects, production and technical areas of business. This course will help you: Understand the business world in figures - make sense of what the accountants are telling you Appreciate what drives business - and how this affects your role in your part of the business Relate your activities to the success of the business - through figures Gain the skills to advance in management - financial awareness is a 'must have' if you are to progress in your career 1 What do accountants do? The finance function, types of accountant, financial v management accounting and the treasury function Understanding the role of the finance function and how the information you provide may be used 2 The basic financial statements Balance sheets and income statements (P&L accounts) What they are, what they contain and above all what they can reveal - how to read them The accounting process - from transactions to financial statements What underpins the statements - accounting systems and internal controls 3 Why be in business - from a financial perspective The driving forces behind financial information Performance measures - profitability, asset utilisation, sales and throughput, managing capital expenditure 4 Accounting rules - accounting standards Accounting concepts and the accounting rules: accruals, 'going concern' - substance over form and other 'desirable qualities' Accruals - why the timing of a transaction is so important to the finance function Depreciation and amortisation - the concepts and practice Accounting standards - the role of International Financial Reporting Standards 5 Cash The importance of cash flow - working capital management Cash flow statements - monitoring overall cash flows Raising cash - levels of borrowing, gearing Spending cash - an outline of capital expenditure appraisal 6 Budgeting Why budget? - good and bad practice Determining why budgets play a key role and should not be simply an annual ritual Justifying your budgets - the link between the strategic plan and day-to-day budgeting - alignment of company culture Budgets as motivators - the importance of the right culture Techniques to improve budgeting - whether day-to-day or capital budgeting 7 Costing The type and detail of costing very much depends on your business - eg, manufacturing piston rings is quite different from the construction of a power plant Issues with overhead allocation Accounting for R&D 8 Reading financial statements Annual financial statements - why they are produced, what's in them and what you should look for Learning what a set of accounts reveals about a company's current situation, profitability and future prospects 9 Performance measurement - analytical reviews and ratio analysis ROI/ROCE Profitability, margins and cost control Sales - asset turnover Efficiency (asset / stock turnover, debtor / creditor days) 'City' measures Investment (interest / dividend cover, earnings per share, dividend yield)

Overview 1 day course on forensic accounting and analysis to unearth financial manipulation by companies Who the course is for Investors and analysts – equity and credit; public and private Bank loan officers M&A advisors Restructuring advisors Auditors Course Content To learn more about the day by day course content please request a brochure To learn more about schedule, pricing & delivery options, book a meeting with a course specialist now

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for All persons interested in getting an overview of SAP?s Business Suite solutions. Overview Identify SAP Applications and ComponentsExplain basic functionality of SAP SolutionsAttend more detailed SAP courses and have the required baseline knowledge In this course, students identify SAP applications and components, as well as learn how to explain basic functionality of SAP Solutions. SAP - A Cloud Company Identifying SAP Applications and Components Outline the Functionality of SAP Cloud-Enabling Applications Outlining New SAP Functionality Outline the usage and functionality of SAP HANA Outline the usage and functionality of Cloud for Customer Describe the various aspects of SAP User Experience SAP System Navigation Accessing the SAP System Personalizing the User Interface System-Wide Concepts Identifying SAP Organizational and Master Data Elements Logistics Creating a Purchase Order for Materials Using Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for Procurement and Sourcing Processes Integrating Ariba Functionality with Procurement in SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Creating a Planned Order Processing Production Orders Using Supply Chain Management (SCM) to Manage Supply and Demand Creating Sales Orders Creating a Delivery and Posting a Goods Issue Creating Sales Order Billing Documents Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Financials Identifying Financial Accounting Processes Using Financial Add-Ons for SAP Business Suite Creating a Journal Entry in the General Ledger Outlining the Outbound Payments Process in Accounts Payable Generating Financial Statements Outlining the Inbound Process in Accounts Receivable Outlining the Business Processes in Fixed Assets Accounting Analyzing Internal Costs in Management Accounting Monitoring Manufacturing Costs Analyzing Profitability Human Capital Management (HCM) Identifying the Components of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) HCM Outlining the HR Renewal Functionality Integrating SuccessFactors in the Cloud Analytics and Strategic Planning Executing Analytics and Strategic Planning Reports SAP Services Accessing SAP Services

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Those who need to understand the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge. Overview Understanding of financial accounts and reports The ability to use and understanding of financial concepts Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios This course shows how to interpret key financial statements highlighting the questions and areas that matter. It identifies warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. Course Outline The Business Cycle: understand how money flows in a business Business objectives: use financial data to achieve business targets The income statement, the cash flow statement and the balance sheet Accrual and cash accounting Operational & Financial Gearing Profit vs Cash and other key financial ratios, how to use them effectively Working capital management Cash flow management EBIT, EBITDA, Free & Operating Cash Flow & other measures of profit / cash Understanding Return on Investment & asset valuations Additional course details: Nexus Humans Finance for Non Finance Managers (1 Day) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Finance for Non Finance Managers (1 Day) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Applications consultants Overview This course will prepare you to: Explain the architecture of the SAP S/4HANA Financials component Configure and use new functionalities in SAP S/4HANA Use the standard SAP Fiori applications designed for SAP S/4HANA Explain the SAP Central Finance deployment option of SAP S/4HANA Finance The course provides an overview of the Financial Accounting capabilities that are new or different in SAP S/4 HANA compared to SAP ERP. Course Outline Introduction to SAP HANA and S4/HANA Overview of Financials for SAP S/4HANA Analysis of the new Architecture of Accounting Overview of SAP Fiori Short overview of the process of Financials Migration to SAP S/4HANA Configuration and use new functionalities in General Ledger Accounting Use the Accruals Management Use the app 'Monitor GR/IR Account Reconciliation' Use new functionalities in Asset Accounting Analysis of the Reporting Options for SAP S/4HANA Define a Financial Statement Version using the Global Accounting Hierarchy Overview of the Basic Cash Management in SAP S/4HANA Additional course details: Nexus Humans Financial Accounting in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP FI Professionals training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Financial Accounting in SAP S/4HANA for SAP ERP FI Professionals course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours In this course, you will be introduced to Intuit?s cloud accounting software program, QuickBooks Online (QBO). Using a fictitious company called Luxury Lodging, Inc, students will learn how to navigate the QBO interface. We cover basic accounting, how to set up a new company, how to customize the chart of accounts and products and services list. In addition, students will learn how to give other users, such as accountants access to their data. In the sales center chapter, students will learn how to invoice customers and stay on top of accounts receivable balances. In the vendor center chapter, students will learn how to enter bills and expenses from vendors as well as stay on top of the accounts payable balances. The final chapter in the textbook is a final project that encompasses the key topics covered in this course. Course Outline Chapter 1 :Introduction Chapter 2 :An Overview of QBO & Navigation Basics Chapter 3 : Accounting Basics Chapter 4 : Setting up A New Company File Chapter 5 : Managing the Chart of Accounts List Chapter 6 : Managing the Products and Services (Items) List Chapter 7 : Adding and Managing Users Chapter 8 : The Sales Center Chapter 9 : The Vendor Center Chapter 10 : 1099 Tracking and Reporting Chapter 11 : Managing Bank and Credit Card Accounts Chapter 12 : Creating Financial Statement Reports Chapter 13 : Entering Historical Data and Opening Balances Chapter 14 : Putting It All Together Additional course details: Nexus Humans Get Started with QuickBooks Online 2021-2022 training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Get Started with QuickBooks Online 2021-2022 course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Ideal candidate for this course Consultants Pre-sales Engineers Sales Engineers Systems Engineers Solutions Architects Overview This course teaches advanced level HPE Server technologies. Topics Include:HPE Apollo ServersHPE Moonshot ServersHPE Integrity SuperdomeX ServersManagement ToolsCustomer Engagement Skills This course teaches advanced level HPE Server technologies. Topics Include:HPE Apollo ServersHPE Moonshot ServersHPE Integrity SuperdomeX ServersManagement ToolsCustomer Engagement Skills Recognizing Industry Trends Describe trends affecting enterprises and explain how these trends lead to the four Transformation Describe key business challenges enterprises are facing. Review the role of a server architect, emphasizing how the architect helps companies. Provide an overview of the HPE enterprise server solutions covered in this course: Apollo solutions Moonshot Integrity Superdome X Gathering Customer Requirements Identify key decision makers and explain how to engage them in a discussion about the company?s business requirements and challenges Obtain data and documentation required to understand the company? business requirements Explain best practices for creating requirements statements and documents Advanced Architecture for Server Solutions Analyze the special needs of data, High Performance Computing (HPC), and mission-critical workloads Given a customers? specific requirements, architect a solution for a data, HPC, and mission critical workloads HPE Apollo Solutions for HPC Explain the features and benefits of HPE Apollo 2000, 6000, and 8000 solutions Position HPE Apollo 2000 and 6000 solutions for the right use cases and workloads Create an implementation plan for an HPE Apollo 2000 or 6000 solution, including plans for the proper performance, scalability, high availability, and management HPE Apollo 4000 for Data-Driven Organizations Briefly describe the HPE Apollo 4000 portfolio Position HPE Apollo 4000 solutions for the right use cases Create an implementation plan for an HPE Apollo 4000 solution, including plans for the proper performance, scalability, and high availability HPE Moonshot Solutions Briefly describe the HPE Moonshot portfolio Position HPE Moonshot solutions for the right use cases Explain options and best practices for designing the networking component of an HPE Moonshot solution HPE Moonshot Workloads Position HPE Moonshot cartridges for the right use cases and workloads Create an implementation plan for the following solutions, including plans for the proper performance, scalability, and high availability: Big data and analytics solution Video processing solution Mobile workspace solution Web infrastructure solution HPE Integrity Superdome X Solutions Explain the benefits of the HPE Integrity Superdome X and describe its available options Explain the benefits of nPar and RAS features for HPE Integrity X solutions Position HPE Integrity Superdome X solutions for the right use cases Create an implementation plan for HPE Integrity X solutions, including plans for the proper performance, scalability, fault tolerance, high availability, and manageability Monitoring and Managing HPE Solutions Recommend and substantiate the HPE management tools that optimize administrative operations for various customer environments Explain the benefits of the HPE Representational State Transfer (REST) application program interface (API) Working with Customer Business Financials Demonstrate business acumen through an ability to analyze financial statements Define basic financial terms used when talking with a customer's executive officers Calculate key performance indicators (KPIs) to analyze a customer's financial health and understand industry and company trends Use HPE tools analyze a company's financial position Additional course details: Nexus Humans Architecting Adv HPE Server Solutions Rev 16.21 training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Architecting Adv HPE Server Solutions Rev 16.21 course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

In today's competitive business world firms are under unprecedented pressure to deliver value to their shareholders and other key stakeholders. Senior executives in all parts of the organisation are finding that they need some degree of financial know how to cope with the responsibility placed on them as business managers and key decision-makers; monitoring and improving business performance, investing in capital projects, mergers and acquisitions: all require some degree of financial knowledge. The key financial skills are not as difficult to learn as many people believe and in the hands of an experienced senior executive they can provide a formidable competitive advantage. After completing this course delegates will be able to: Understand fundamental business finance concepts; understand, analyse and interpret financial statements: Profit Statement, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statement Understand the vital difference between profit and cashflow; identify the key components of working capital and how they can be managed to generate strong cashflow Evaluate pricing decisions based on an understanding of the nature of business costs and their impact on gross margin and break-even sales; managing pricing, discounts and costs to generate strong business profits; understand how lean manufacturing methods improve profit Use powerful analytical tools to measure and improve the performance of their own company and assess the effectiveness of their competitors Apply and interpret techniques for assessing and comparing investment opportunities in capital projects, business acquisitions and other ventures; understand and apply common methods of business valuation Understand the role of business finance in formulating and implementing competitive business strategy; the role of budgeting as part of the planning process and the various approaches to budgeting and performance measurement 1 Basic principles Delivering value to key stakeholders Accounting concepts, GAAP, IFRS and common terms Understanding and using the balance sheet Understanding and using the profit statement Recognising the vital difference between profit and cashflow Understanding and using the cashflow statement What financial statements can and cannot tell us 2 Managing and improving cashflow Sources of finance and their advantages and disadvantages What is working capital and why is it so important? Managing stocks, debtors and creditors Understanding how working capital drives business growth Understanding and avoiding the over-trading trap Unlocking the funds tied up in fixed assets: asset backed loans and leasing 3 Managing and improving profit Understanding how profits generate cashflow The fundamental nature of costs: fixed and variable business costs Understanding gross margin and break-even How common pricing methods affect gross margin and profit Effective strategies to improve gross margin Using value chain analysis to reduce costs Lean manufacturing methodsUnderstanding Just-in-time, 6 Sigma and Kaizen methods Improving profitEffective and defective strategies 4 Measuring and managing business performance Measures of financial performance and strength Investor behaviour: the risk and reward relationship Return on investment (ROI): the ultimate measure of business performance How profit margin and net asset turnover drive return on net assets Why some companies are more profitable that others Understanding competitive advantage: cost and differentiation advantage Why great companies failWhat happened to Kodak? Using a 'Pyramid of Ratios' to improve business performance Using Critical Success Factors to develop Key Performance Indicators 5 Budgeting and forecasting methods Using budgets to support strategy Objectives and methods for effective budgets Using budgets to monitor and manage business performance Alternative approaches to budgeting Developing and implementing Balanced Scorecards Beyond Budgeting Forecasting methods and techniques Identifying key business drivers Using rolling forecasts and 'what-if' models to aid decision-making

Learn the basics of financial awareness and better understand the language used by accountants and how financial statements fit together within organisations. Course overview Duration: 2 days (13 hours)  This workshop will provide participants with a grasp of basic financial awareness, to help them to better understand the language used by accountants and how financial statements fit together. Training is done in a jargon-free way that is aimed building attendees’ confidence in using financial terms and concepts within their organisation.  Competent financial management has many aspects, it is wide reaching and requires multiple skills but if participants work to become organised and effective in planning, these skills can be easily acquired. There is a misconception that to be a good operational manager dealing with financial decisions people must be accounting or numerical geniuses. There are basic skills that attendees can easily learn that will support them in those areas.  Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Identify the importance of financial management and its impact Identify the link between financial information and decision making Set, manage, monitor and review budgets Analyse financial statements Demonstrate the link between the statements, budgets and decision making. Content Financial Management Budgeting process (generic / client specific if possible) Forecasting and re forecasting process The need for accurate forecasting Accrual v cash accounting revisited Financial Objectives of the business Users of the accounts Financial Tools Depreciation and Amortisation Accruals and Prepayments Deferred and Accrued Income Costs, Opex and Capex Financial Statements The Income Statement The Balance Sheet Understanding capital employed The relationship between balance sheet and income statement The cash flow statement Profitability: gross, operating and net margins Review of client’s management information reports Building the Business Case Break even analysis Discounted Cash Flow Discount factors Net Present Value (NPV) Internal Rate of Return (IRR)