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Analysing financial statements

This half-day course equips attendees with the analytical tools to decode financial statements and spot red flags before they become risks.

Overview

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Would you like to improve your skills and confidence when looking at financial statements in order to make a decision? Maybe you are looking to acquire, invest or partner with another business.

This session will show you how to extract meaningful insights from their financial statements so that you can reach the most well-informed decisions.

 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

•         Mine financial statements to identify the questions that will get you to underneath the bonnet of a business

•         Identify risk areas that require further investigation and problems that need to be solved

•         Assess the financial health and longevity of a business with increased confidence

Helen Kerrigan 

Helen is a director and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 2001. During her time at KPMG, she audited clients in the retail sector, worked as a forensic accountant on an international project and completed a secondment to Walmart’s commercial finance team. While on secondment to KPMG’s learning and development team, Helen discovered a passion for training and began developing her expertise in this area.

Helen designs and delivers training materials for AICPA, ACCA, AAT, AICPA CIMA and ICAEW. She also provides finance training for non-financial managers across a wide range of organisations, from manufacturers to charities. Technical updates, financial reporting and audit remain core areas of expertise, alongside a growing focus on training that combines technical knowledge with leadership skills, reflecting the evolving role of the finance professional.

Recently, Helen has worked with the NHS, the Department for Education, Grant Thornton, Kreston International, Three and Asahi.

The webinar handout material will be available on the webinar platform when you log in to view, 15 minutes before the live webinar start.

If you wish to view or download handout materials, before the day of the webinar, they will also be available through your document library on https://events.accaglobal.com.

 

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 136 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

28 September 2026, 09:30 - 12:30 GMT

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

Course provider

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