ACC 018 - Financial Analysis

.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This continuing education course is designed to assist managers in improving their knowledge and skills in the review and analysis of financial statements. Topics to be covered include: financial terminology, financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, financial ratios, calculating and interpreting cash flow, constructing and analyzing budgets, and calculating and interpreting pro-forma financial statements.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. define fundamental financial terms;
2. identify common financial statements and their components;
3. describe the elements of a balance sheet and their sources;
4. describe the elements of an income statement and their sources;
5. identify and calculate common financial ratios;
6. describe components and uses of a cash flow statement;
7. describe components and uses of budgets; and
8. describe elements of a pro-forma financial statement.