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Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
Understanding the basics of accounting is a crucial skill for finance professionals as it provides insight into a company’s profitability, operations, growth, and underlying business drivers. This course introduces the core financial statements and various financial statement terms and guides learners through the preparation of multi‑year income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Topics Include:
- The Balance Sheet
- The Income Statement
- The Cash Flow Statement
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand the role and importance of the financial statements.
- Define various financial statement terms.
- Explore the format of the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
- Record financial statement transactions.
- Understand how transactions move through the financial statements.
- Prepare simple financial statements.
Who Will Benefit
This course is designed for anyone who wants to review the fundamentals and building blocks of the accounting process.
Disclaimer
Most of CPA Ontario's 450+ on-demand courses are compatible with the mobile app. Unfortunately, this on demand course is not compatible. For the best learning experience, we suggest you use your computer.
How to Access the Course
To access the course on your computer please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Scott Powell is a CFI founder and the company’s Chief Content Officer. Now based in Vancouver, Scott spent a significant portion of his career in London, New York, and Hong Kong. Scott has a passion for teaching with over 25 years of experience designing and delivering learning solutions for firms in the financial services sector — particularly in the areas of commercial banking, investment banking, capital markets, and asset management.