Finance Fundamentals 2 - Introduction to Analysis of Accounts
Course level
Introductory
Delegates
This course will benefit all lawyers - whatever their field and number of years PQE - who may have to analyse and interpret accounting information whether in relation to client activity or who want to feel more confident in analysing their own practice’s financial performance and risk.
This course assumes that you are already comfortable with the key concepts covered in Finance Fundamentals 1 and accordingly we highly recommended that you go on that course before attending this course.
Overview
Often those working closely with finance professionals feel exposed and not confident in discussing matters of accounting. Building on the skills developed in Finance Fundamentals 1, this course introduces analysis and interpretation of a set of accounts. This will include using a number of basic ratios to analyse and interpret sets of accounts. It will also look at the potential pitfalls in using incomparable information and the implications of accounts being prepared using different accounting policies.
The course is highly practical with numerous case studies and exercises to bring the theory to life.
By the end of this course you will be able to: