Business and commercial

Understanding company finances; a guide to financial reports and how to read them

Whatever your role, you will be more effective if you are aware of how your actions and decisions affect financial performance. And, if you are able to talk the language of finance, your ideas and suggestions are likely to be given greater weight.

1 hour

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Summary

Whatever your role, you will be more effective if you are aware of how your actions and decisions affect financial performance. And, if you are able to talk the language of finance, your ideas and suggestions are likely to be given greater weight.

This webinar will introduce you to the main financial statements:

  • profit and Loss
  • balance sheet
  • cash flow

We will explore how they are created, the key components of each and how they are used in some of the key financial indicators (KFIs) such as Return on Investment (ROI).

To link financial performance to business decisions, a spreadsheet model will be used. You will be able to see, for instance, what impact a delay in receiving payment from customers has on cash flow or how overall profitability is affected by changes in price and marketing approaches.

We will also consider what the financial statements don’t show us and how they can mislead managers.

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Who should attend?

Our webinar is designed to appeal to new managers, aspiring managers and those with experience. 

How will I benefit?

This webinar will provide you with extra confidence in making decisions which create value for your organisation while showing others that your technical expertise is complemented by commercial awareness. 

Contributes 1 CPD hour

Key topics

  • profit and Loss
  • balance sheet
  • cash flow

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