The Corporate Financial Statement course provides an overview of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and their application and covers the tricks and pitfalls of financial statement analysis as well as techniques and methods used in assessing the financial statements of companies.  It blends presentations, case studies and exercises to further and consolidate the participants’ understanding of the use of financial statements in assessing the financial position of companies.

Main Topics

• International Financial Reporting Standards
• Income Statements and Statements of Cash Flow
• Company Assets and Their Valuation
• Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
• Cash Flow Statement Analysis
• Financial Ratios
• Financial Statement Window Dressing
• Budget Feasibility Checks
• Balance Sheet Restructuring
• Accounting for Financial Instruments

Objective

Interactive training of the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and the techniques and methods used by banks to analyze and interpret financial statements in order to improve your ability to understand, interpret and work with the financial statements of companies.

Course Language

English

Target Group

Staff members in the areas of:

Course Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of accounting
• Good to very good command of English
• Business calculator or notebook with Excel

Course Components

• Presentation and explanation of concepts
• Discussion
• Exercises and case studies
• On-the-job reference material