Certificate in Financial Reporting & Analysis

Course Overview

This course will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to read and analyse an entity’s financial information. You will be able to support management and other stakeholders with financial reports to address how your organisation is performing over a specific period. You will be armed to guide them to make prudent financial decisions for continuous financial growth, based on well-maintained financial reporting and analysis standards.

What You Will Gain?

• Develop a strong understanding of financial reporting and analysis through practical examples.
• Highlight the importance of financial reports and their role in making economic decisions.
• Identify areas for improvement in a firm’s finances and tackle issues using various reporting techniques.

Pre-Course Requirements

This course requires an introductory level knowledge of accounting principles, double-entry accounting system, and financial statements. The course will further concentrate on more intermediate and advanced accounting principles and techniques.

Who Should Attend

This course has been designed for professionals interested in understanding, analysing, and using financial reports, including, but not limited to, finance and accounting professionals, financial analysts and engineers, as well as people working within banks, sales, procurement, contracts, credit risk, public relations management, and those engaged in speculative trading in shares and securities.

In general, the most beneficiaries of this course are those who have limited experience of accounting and financial analysis and wish to enrich their knowledge and skillset.

Course Requirements

You must meet two criteria to be eligible for an Informa Connect Academy Certificate of Completion:

• Satisfactory attendance: You must attend all sessions of the course. If, for any reason, you miss more than 2 hours of the course sessions, you will not be eligible to sit the course assessment
• Successful completion of the course assessment: Assessments will be ongoing and based on in-class participation and activities

Course Methodology

Learning methods and tools of this course are summarised as follows:

• Individual and group activities
• Discussion and analysis of each component of financial statements
• Practical examples of how elements of financial statements are extracted
• Quizzes to test delegates’ understanding of the subject matter

Delivered by Ahmed

Ahmed is a partner in Bestfolio Consulting Middle East, headquartered in Dubai – UAE. His firm offers financial, accounting and tax advisory services, as well as financial audit services, feasibility studies and In- Country Value (ICV) professional services.

Certified by NASBA

Informa Connect is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

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