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Intro to Financial Analysis and Managerial Accounting!

1 hour on-demand video

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Learn financial analysis fast!

Description

The purpose of this course is to teach you how to perform detailed financial analysis of a business’ (or your company’s) financial situation. This is Intro to Financial Analysis but covers the main topics of Cost / Managerial Accounting.

This course will show you where to focus your analysis and energy but will require you to dig into the financial--both the actual transactions and budget--to come up with the reason why things are happening.

We will work through this Google Sheet together (see course for link).

What You Will Learn

Understanding costs and profit
- The difference between variable costs and fixed costs
- Contribution/Unit Margin, Total Margin or Profit
Understanding break-even
- How many units do I need to sell to make sure I’m not losing money?
Difference between profit and cash
- Why is cash king?
Basics of budgeting and forecasting for a business
- Should I start this business?
Basics of variance analysis
- Why didn’t I make as much money as I thought I would have?

Requirements

Requirements
Basic Excel Skills

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