Accounting for Beginners

2 Days Workshop

Introduction

The primary goal of this workshop is to help professionals who have little or no knowledge in finance and accounting in developing sound financial knowledge to read and understand financial reports. Real-current problematic finance & business cases will be analyzed and scenario solutions will be discussed within the workshop.

Course Objectives                                                                                                                                   
By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • How to read a balance sheet

  • How to read Profit & Loss Statement 

  • Use Profit and Loss Statement to evaluate performance 

  • Understand the relationship between cash flow statement and balance sheet

  • Learn how to size up a company quickly by reading their financial ratios

  • Understand Investment Techniques & Time Value of Money (Case Study)

  • Appreciate Working Capital Management

Methodology

Case Study, Video & Group Discussion. 

Who Should Attend

Entrepreneurs, Business Managers, Marketing Managers, Supervisors, Executives and Managers and all professionals who are interested in Fundamental accounting & Finance 

Special Feature: NOTE: Please bring laptop along 

Programmed Outline

Day 1

Module 1: Introduction 

  • What is accounting? 

  • Accounting Process 

  • Role in today’s business 

  • The Accounting Equation 

  • Transaction Analysis 

  • Exercise 

Module 2: Basic Double Entry System of Recording 

  • Assets 

  • Liabilities 

  • Capital 

  • Revenue 

  • Expenses 

  • Extracting the Trial Balance 

  • Excel applications Profit & Loss Statement 

Module 3: Preparing Basic Financial Statements 

  • A brief look at double entry system of recording 

  • The Income Statement 

  • The Balance Sheet 

  • Excel applications 

  • Exercise

Module 4: Cash Flow Statement 

  • Lifeblood of business – Cash Flow Statement 

  • Relationship between cash flow statement and balance sheet 

  • 3 streams of cash flow, Operating ,Investing & Financing 

  • How to determine financial health from cash flow pattern 

  • Managing Your Business Cash Flow ( operational & strategically)


Day 2

Module 5: Accounting for Fixed Assets 

  • Historical Cost Concept 

  • Depreciation – Calculation & Recording 

  • Gain or Loss on Sale 

  • Impact on Financial Statements 

  • Exercise

Module 6: Financial Ratios Analysis 

  • Learn how to size up a company quickly by reading their financial ratios 

  • Liquidity 

  • Solvency 

  • Efficiency 

  • Profitability 

  • Asset Management 

  • Assessing drivers of company profitability and growth:- 

  • Operations and investment strategies : operating and investment management 

Module 7: Investment Techniques & Time Value of Money (Case Study)

  • Calculate return on investment (ROI),

  • Calculate  net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback period

  • Recommendation to proceed or reject based on financial & non-financial considerations

Module 8: Working Capital Management

  • Working capital defined 

  • Goals of working capital 

Cash conversion cycle

Finance For Non-Finance Professionals

Managing P&L, Cash Flow & Budgeting

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