FINANCE FOR NON-SPECIALISTS

Management fundamentals

4 modules Initiation / Intermediate FR EN CH CA

MODULES

M11 The balance sheet concept

Icône durée 50min
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M12 Income statement

Icône durée 1h30
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M13 The underlying principles behind accounting transactions

Icône durée 1h20
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M14 Preparation and presentation of the financial statements

Icône durée 1h20
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Interpret financial statement
  • Better understand your financial partners (chartered accountant, auditor, banker and CFO)
  • Have a “passport” for the financial analysis

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Franck NICOLAS

“You know that  cash  flow  and  net  income  (or loss)  are  fundamental  concepts  for managing your business.

By  understanding  the consequences  of  depreciation, stock  control  and  provisioning,  you can  anticipate  and  better  control the  presentation  of  your  financial statements.

Good management is all about forward planning?”

Financial analysis fundamentals

3 modules Initiation / Intermediate FR EN

MODULES

M21 From an accounting perspective to a financial perspective

Icône durée 1h40
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M22 Financial solvency and liquidity

Icône durée 1h40
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M23 Measuring performance

Icône durée 1h40
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Better understand the challenges of financial analysis
  • Understand the key principles required to analyse a company’s financial statements (performance, profitability, liquidity ratios etc.)
  • Understand the fundamental concepts used to measure a company’s financial performance.

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Franck NICOLAS

“In the business world of today, if we want to understand the financial health of a competitor, customer or supplier, or if we simply want to better manage our department’s income and expenses, it is essential to know how to perform a financial analysis.

More so that in the past, financial strength is a key concern because it is one of the foundations of a company’s long-term survival.”

Cost analysis and decision-making

4 modules Initiation / Intermediate FR EN CH

MODULES

M31 Cost analysis

Icône durée 1h10
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M32 Partial costing

Icône durée 1h15
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M33 Full (or absorption) costing

Icône durée 1h15
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M34 Relevant costs and decision-making

Icône durée 1h20
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Understand the cost concept and the main cost analysis methods
  • Know how to use these methods to make the right management decisions
  • Determine the minimum break-even point to absorb all fixed costs
  • Improve the profitability of your business through a detailed understanding of costs

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Franck NICOLAS

“This course has been specifically created for anyone wanting to add a “cost approach” to their decision making. Its goal is to familiarise you with the key terms and to describe the main tools used to address the different management control needs.

For example, we will answer the following question: At what price should I sell my product and/or service to make a profit?

There is a relevant cost for each decision. Using this relevant cost, you will learn how to decide which cost method to use to analyse profitability and make the appropriate decision.”

Operational dashboards

4 modules Initiation FR EN

MODULES

M141 Dashboard fundamentals

Icône durée 20min
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M142 Constructing a dashboard

Icône durée 35min
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M143 Dashboards and company strategy

Icône durée 25min
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M144 Analysing and using a dashboard

Icône durée 40min
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Design and implement a system of dashboards adapted to the specific needs of the business
  • Use, analyse and update your dashboards
  • Identify the relevant indicators for the different types of dashboard (sales, financial, HR, etc.)
  • Monitor your business using an operational dashboard

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Gilles BARJHOUX

“A dashboard is not only a performance measurement tool. It is first and foremost a management instrument that helps the manager, and all of his or her team members, to make decisions and to manage risk in times of uncertainty.

I have developed this course to unlock the secrets of the dashboard: from its methodology to its use, not forgetting how to build the dashboard and keep it up to date.

Because “By planning we make better decisions, and by measuring we make better leaders.”

Preparation/Review of the annual financial statements

1 module Initiation FR EN

MODULES

M231 Preparation & bodies responsible for reviewing the annual financial statements

Icône durée 30min
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Know the model formats for presenting the annual financial statements
  • Know how to present the annual financial statements, i.e. the balance sheet, income statement and notes to the accounts
  • Understand the methodology used to prepare the annual financial statements
  • Understand the roles and challenges of the two groups of accounting professionals responsible for reviewing the accounts: chartered accountants and auditors

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Franck NICOLAS

“Preparing the annual financial statements means preparing the balance sheet, the income statement and the notes to the accounts. But how do we prepare these annual financial statements to meet the requirements of the French PCG rules? How do we prepare the notes to the accounts? What are the respective roles and legal responsibilities of the two types of accounting professional – chartered accountants and statutory auditors?”

Preparing the financial statements

3 modules Initiation / Intermediate FR EN

MODULES

M241The summary documents and the PCG

Icône durée 30min
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M242Balance sheet accounts

Icône durée 1H
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M243Management operating accounts

Icône durée 30min
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EDUCATION GOALS

  • Know the eight classes and the codification used in the French PCG
  • Understand what is meant by the “summary documents” making up the financial statements and their model formats
  • Know the different balance sheet accounts and management operating accounts
  • Know how to account for the balance sheet accounts and management operating accounts

WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Franck NICOLAS

« All companies record their day-to-day accounting transactions gradually throughout the financial year, on the day they take place. These day-to-day transactions are then summarised in the trial balance. At the year end, the company must present summary documents relating to the year that has just ended (namely balance sheet, income statement and notes to the accounts). However, these summary documents are not created solely from the trial balance. At the year end, the accountant* needs to ensure that the account balances that will be used to prepare the balance sheet truthfully represent the underlying transactions and accurately reflect the company’s net worth at the end of the period.»

*The word accountant is used here in the broad sense: it refers to any person responsible for preparing the summary documents (independent chartered accountant, the company’s chief accountant, etc.).