Programme profile
Finance & Accounting
Keep clean books and read your numbers
Overview
Course overview
A hands-on accounting course for entrepreneurs and staff: the accounting cycle, journals and ledgers, financial statements, budgets, cash flow and simple financial analysis.
Outcomes
What you will achieve
- Record transactions using double-entry bookkeeping
- Prepare a balance sheet, income statement and cash-flow statement
- Build and follow a budget
- Read key ratios to judge business health
Curriculum
What you will study
Module 1
Accounting Foundations
Double entry, journals, ledgers and the accounting cycle.
Module 2
Financial Statements
Balance sheet, income statement, cash-flow statement.
Module 3
Budgeting & Cash Flow
Forecasts, working capital, cost control and pricing.
Module 4
Analysis & Reporting
Key ratios, monthly reports and a full case study.
Online lessons & study guides
Lessons included
Every lesson comes with a video, written notes and a downloadable slide study guide, unlocked in your learning space once payment is confirmed.
Lesson 1 · 40 min
Accounting Foundations
Double entry, journals, ledgers and the accounting cycle.
Video lesson · 10-slide study guide (download/print)
Lesson 2 · 40 min
Financial Statements
Balance sheet, income statement, cash-flow statement.
Video lesson · 10-slide study guide (download/print)
Lesson 3 · 40 min
Budgeting & Cash Flow
Forecasts, working capital, cost control and pricing.
Video lesson · 9-slide study guide (download/print)
Lesson 4 · 40 min
Analysis & Reporting
Key ratios, monthly reports and a full case study.
Video lesson · 9-slide study guide (download/print)