Accounting and Financial Analysis
offered by London Business School

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1964

Accounting and Financial Analysis
at
LBS
Overview

Deconstruct the numbers to unlock insights into company and competitor performance

Duration	5 days
Total fee	₹6.58 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Go to Website
Course Level	UG Certificate

Accounting and Financial Analysis
at
LBS
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from London Business School
Explore and present on real-world case studies, applying key concepts to real businesses
Interact with expert finance tutors and benefit from their guidance on group work and projects

Accounting and Financial Analysis
at
LBS
Course details

Skills you will learn

GAAP Financial modelling Accounting Forecasting

Who should do this course?

For Analysts
For Lawyers
For Financial planners and advisors
For Risk managers
For Board members

What are the course deliverables?

Improve your skills, confidence and knowledge and analyse rigorous financial techniques with practical relevance
Become an expert user of financial statements. Put what you learn into practice looking at real and up-to-date company data and case studies
Explore the current business landscape. Gain an in-depth understanding of accounting tools and advanced-level economic analysis
Understand variations in accounting practice, and learn to control for this when comparing firms
Learn to tell a company’s economic story by measuring its company performance and financial strength
Examine major governance and regulatory issues

More about this course

Gain an in-depth understanding of accounting tools and advanced-level economic analysis
Improve your skills, confidence and knowledge and analyse rigorous financial techniques with practical relevance
Understand variations in accounting practice, and learn to control for this when comparing firms

Accounting and Financial Analysis
at
LBS
Curriculum

Analyse the income statement and balance sheet. Examine key financial concepts such as economic profit, use and misuse of EBITDA, capital, equity, leverage, and GAAP standards

Explore current issues in company reporting including assessing intangibles, impact and ESG and reporting and resilience of banks

Develop your understanding of assets and liabilities, and how M&A impacts your financial statements

Understand the nature of income, including measurement strategies, analysis of cashflow and prediction of financial distress

Gain skills in financial modelling. Forecast and strategise for the future of your business by projecting its financial statements

Learn how companies are evolving their balance sheet models in pursuit of economic value

Accounting and Financial Analysis
at
LBS
Faculty details

Chris Higson, Associate Professor of Accounting Practice

Chris Higson has advised on financial performance in many of the world’s leading industrial and financial companies. He is a member of the oversight board of a UK investment company and has been involved in creating several new businesses, including a consultancy advising governments and financial institutions on the value of their information assets, and a media start-up.