Finance Skills for Non-Finance professionals
A mini-MBA in Finance course - Learn the complete fundamentals in Finance, Accounting and Business Valuation to engage effectively with senior stakeholders
This course will help you to:
- Up-skill yourself in Business Finance skills
- Lead business finance meetings confidently
- Showcase real life practical skills
- Resolve all your doubts and queries
- Get a certificate of completion
Requirements:
- No specific qualification required
Skills you will learn:
- Business Finance fundamentals
- Accounting fundamentals
- Key financial statements
- Financial ratios
- Financial analysis comparison
- Financial performance bench-marking
- Business Valuation
Course Curriculum
Course overview
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Module 1: Accounting
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PreviewLecture 2: What will we learn in this module? (1:50)
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StartLecture 3: What is Accounting? (2:03)
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StartLecture 4: Why do we need Accounting? (1:40)
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StartLecture 5: Typical Income statement of a company (3:05)
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StartLecture 6: Typical Balance Sheet of a company (3:19)
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StartLecture 7: Illustration for this module (1:03)
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StartLecture 8: How to record Transaction #1 (1:19)
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StartLecture 9: How to record Transaction #2 (1:51)
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StartLecture 10: How to record Transaction #3 (2:04)
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StartLecture 11: How to record Transaction #4 (2:53)
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StartLecture 12: How to record Transaction #5 (2:52)
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StartLecture 13: How to record Transaction #6 (2:43)
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StartLecture 14: How to record Transaction #7 (2:34)
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StartLecture 15: How to record Transaction #8 (1:58)
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StartLecture 16: How to record Transaction #9 (1:54)
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StartLecture 17: How to record Transaction #10 (2:06)
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StartLecture 18: End of Module - what did we learn? (1:07)
Module 2: Financial Analysis
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StartLecture 19: What will we learn in this module? (1:19)
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StartLecture 20: What is Financial Performance Analysis (FPA)? (0:44)
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StartLecture 21: How to measure company performance? (2:12)
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StartLecture 22: What are the parameters to measure performance? (0:26)
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StartLecture 23: Operating performance metric #1 (1:09)
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StartLecture 24: Operating performance metric #2 (0:48)
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StartLecture 25: Operating performance metric #3 (0:35)
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StartLecture 26: Operating performance metric #4 (0:40)
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StartLecture 27: Financing performance metric #1 (1:05)
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StartLecture 28: Financing performance metric #2 (0:41)
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StartLecture 29: Financing performance metric #3 (0:44)
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StartLecture 30: Financing performance metric #4 (0:32)
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StartLecture 31: Quick Recap (0:52)
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StartLecture 32: Illustration for this module (0:45)
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StartLecture 33: What is an Annual Report? (1:11)
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StartLecture 34: Understanding the Financial Statements of Alpha (1:49)
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StartLecture 35: Calculating EBIT margins for Alpha (1:01)
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StartLecture 36: Calculating ROIC for Alpha (1:52)
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StartLecture 37: Calculating IC Turnover for Alpha (0:56)
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StartLecture 38: Calculating Revenue growth for Alpha (1:34)
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StartLecture 39: Calculating Leverage Ratio #1 for Alpha (1:00)
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StartLecture 40: Calculating Leverage Ratio #2 for Alpha (0:51)
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StartLecture 41: Calculating Current Ratio for Alpha (0:57)
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StartLecture 42: Calculating Coverage Ratio for Alpha (0:41)
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StartLecture 43: Quick recap of metrics calculation (0:38)
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StartLecture 44: Calculating operating performance metrics for all the companies (1:08)
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StartLecture 45: Calculating financing performance metrics for all companies (0:58)
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StartLecture 46: Ranking criteria for performance comparison of companies (0:39)
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StartLecture 47: Ranking of EBIT metric across companies (1:13)
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StartLecture 48: Ranking of ROIC metric across companies (0:56)
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StartLecture 49: Ranking of IC turnover metric across companies (0:38)
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StartLecture 50: Ranking of Revenue growth metric across companies (0:56)
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StartLecture 51: Ranking of Leverage metric #1 across companies (1:12)
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StartLecture 52: Ranking of Leverage metric #2 across companies (0:58)
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StartLecture 53: Ranking of Current ratio metric across companies (1:09)
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StartLecture 54: Ranking of coverage ratio metric across companies (0:56)
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StartLecture 55: Choosing the best company (1:48)
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StartLecture 56: End of module : What did we learn? (0:53)
"It takes 3 semesters in an MBA program to see this material with a lot of complications. This course nicely and clearly summarizes the very specific concepts and examples."
- Luis Hempel, MBA graduate
"This is very good. I recommend this course if you want to have a quick understanding for Finance as a commercial person."
- Temitope, Senior professional
"A great course very well explained :)"
- Karoline HC, Sales head
Your Instructor
Ashish is a Business and Finance Expert with around 10 years of experience in this domain. Previously, he has worked with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, as a Vice President in the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) team. Prior to that, he worked with the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice at McKinsey, the world’s most prestigious consulting company. He has advised clients globally on various Strategy and Finance engagements.
Ashish is also the founder of an education firm SKILLFIN LEARNING which curates content in Business, Finance and Data Analysis topics. He conducts corporate trainings in a leading global consulting firm. He is passionate about teaching and strongly believes education should be accessible and affordable to all.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the course?
The course duration is around 2 hours. It is a self-paced course which you can take anytime anywhere as per your convenience and schedule. Please do provide yourself time to practice the real-life illustrations and assignments.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I have any doubts?
We are here 24x7 to help. You have direct access to the instructor through Live Chat. Ask any query and get it resolved instantly. You can also e-mail us your doubts or queries anytime at [email protected] We provide direct support to each of our students and also evaluate the assignments with individual feedback!
Do I get a certificate of completion?
Yes, once you complete 100% of the course you will get a certificate of completion in soft copy. You can download and print the hard copy as well. You can mail us [email protected] once you complete the course.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.