Understanding Company Accounts


 Objectives

This training programme is designed to give delegates confidence in reading and understanding company accounts, particularly plc annual reports and the accounting information available about private companies in the UK. It is an ideal foundation course for anyone involved in credit assessment, competitor analysis and credit control. It tackles the subject in a highly practical way, demystifying the jargon and avoiding unnecessarily complex explanations of accounting standards.

Content

  • types of accounts

·  the balance sheet explained

·  sources of information

·  off balance sheet assets & liabilities

·  basic accounting principles and concepts

·  cash flow statements

·  directors' responsibilities and the audit statement

·  key financial ratios

·  groups of companies and consolidated accounts

·  international accounting issues

·  the profit & loss account explained

·  suggested post course activities.

The course normally lasts two days and can be tailored to the particular needs of specific audiences. The accounts used as examples and case studies will usually reflect the company or industry that the delegates work in. It can be delivered in-house or as an open (public) course.


To discuss how SiGNAL can help to meet your business needs, please contact:

 Richard Delahoy ACIB, SiGNAL Training & Consultancy Services

272 Shoebury Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 3TT

Tel: 0845 260 0136

Fax: 0870 139 9469

E-mail: info@signal-training.com

 


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