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Basics of financial accounting

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Financial Accounting Fundamentals From 30 Years of Practice

Taught by a practitioner with three decades of Big 4 accounting and corporate finance experience, including roles as Head of M&A and CFO, this course covers the core building blocks of financial accounting from the ground up.

Who it's for

Beginners aiming toward roles such as financial analyst, accountant, auditor, financial controller, CFO, investment banker, or entrepreneur who needs to understand the numbers behind a business.

Key takeaways

Understand core accounting principles and basic bookkeeping
Build a Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows
Practice with guided exercises, then check results against instructor solutions

The instructor has also authored accounting and finance books that have sold over 100,000 copies, and positions this course as a starting point before moving into more advanced material.

About this course

This course is made by a practitioner with 30 years of experience in accounting (Big 4) and corporate finance (Head of M&A and investments, Chief Financial Officer). I also published a number of books on the topics of accounting, financial statements analysis and corporate finance which sold more than 100 000 copies in total.

In this course you will learn the basics of financial accounting:

- Accounting principles

- Basic bookkeeping

- Making basic financial statements such as the Balance Sheet, Income Statement and the Statement of cash flows

The course has a couple of practical exercises. The first one you can do togther with the instructor. The second one you can do yourself and check the results with the sintructor video.

If you want to become…

· a Financial Analyst

· an Accountant

· an Auditor

· a Business Analyst

· a Financial Controller

· a Financial Manager

· a CFO

· a CEO

· an Investment Banker

· an Equity Research Analyst

· an Investor

· an Entrepreneur

· Someone who is involved with a business and would like to be successful

Then this course is for you. This course is just the beginning. If you like it and feel that you need to expand your knowledge of the topic, feel free to explore my other courses on the subject available on Udemy