Financial Accounting

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

MODULE 5

Understand annual financial statements of companies – interpret financial information and news correctly!

TARGET GROUPS

  • Managers and Executives from all areas of business administration seeking to enhance their  economic competence and qualification
  • Young professionals and managers who are confronted with information from accounting
  • Self-employed people, freelancers, legal experts, consultants and engineers with managerial responsibilities
  • Decision-makers who want to up-dare their knowledge  in the area of accounting

 

YOUR BENEFITS

  • You will gain an in-depths insight into the fundamentals of accounting and balance sheet analyses
  • You will learn to interpret balances, profit and loss accounts and other financial information correctly
  • You will learn to deal with parameters from accounting and reporting by which you can evaluate companies better
  • You will be presented examples of accounting policies and balance sheet analyses
  • You will gain experience directly within the course through case studies and best practice lectures

 

COURSE CONTENTS


Kick-off Event
Orientation-session and distribution of course material for the targeted course-preparation

Session 1:
Contents of the Annual Financial Statement 
Obligation for statements and annual reports
Purpose of accounting and legal framework
Principles of proper accounting
Accounting and valuation principles
Accounting and valuation of fixed assets
Accounting and valuation of working assets
Accounting and valuation of liabilities

Session 2:
Information Requirements, Significance of Annual Financial Statements
Profit and loss statement and respective interpretation 
Cashflow-Calculations
Further disclosure requirements
Significance of annual financial statements
Determination of key performance indicators

From Experience
Specialist talk given by a  financial analyst of a bank
How do banks assess the profitability and liquidity situation as well as the risks of companies?
Which key performance indicators are used by banks in risk management and rating?
Practical examples in the field of balance sheet analyses and financial planning
Discussion and exchange of experiences

LECTURERS

o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Alfred Wagenhofer, Institute for Accounting and Control, Karl-Franzens-University Graz,
Franz Großschedl, Head of Department Customer Balance Systems, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG

TIME & VENUE OF LECTURES

Palais Kottulinsky, Beethovenstraße 9, 8010 Graz

FEES


390.-

DATES & REGISTRATION

as of October 2012

Friday, 2.30 p.m. – 8.15 p.m.
Saturday, 8.30 a.m. – 4.45 p.m.