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How to Make Business Decisions Using Financial Statements (Part 2: Financial Statement Analysis Framework)
The course focuses on developing a comprehensive framework for analyzing financial statements. This course builds upon the foundational knowledge of financial statements gained in Part 1 and provides a more in-depth understanding of financial analysis.
Overview
"In a perfect world, investors, board members, and executives would have full confidence in companies' financial statements… Unfortunately, that's not what happens in the real world, for several reasons." – Where Financial Reporting Still Falls Short, Harvard Business Review Article.
The Financial Statements Analysis Framework has six processes that the analyst will assess the financial statements, drawing insights to form recommendations and conclusions. Of course, financial reports must be as accurate as possible. By adopting the right analytical tools, you can perform adequate and accurate financial statements analysis.
At the same time, financial reporting is as important as analysis. It gives existing and future stakeholders an accurate depiction of its finances and performances and provides insights and forecasts into its future.
Accurate financial analysis and reporting would offer in-depth and high-level insights for companies to make their business decisions confidently and effectively. Companies will accelerate their growth or expand their business strategy with the right approach.
Learning Outcomes
- Collect reliable and adequate data for your analysis
- Adopt the right tools to analyse your data
- Avoid the mistakes made when processing data
- Generate insights and recommendations from your data
- Develop an action plan to follow up on your recommendations
Course Materials
- Videos: 21 Short Videos
- Course Materials: PDF Slides & Activity Templates
Course Outline
Meet the Instructor
Shelby Tee
Shelby Tee is the Managing Partner of BlackStorm Consulting. Shelby is always keen on exploring new things, and nothing excites her more than a new challenge. Her expertise lies in corporate and product marketing, project management, business operations and crisis management.
Being in the cut-throat world of retail marketing and project management for nine years has allowed Shelby to quickly identify clients' needs and deliver the best for them. In addition, her experience in a wide variety of industries has led her to adapt to any situation and environment.
