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Balance Sheet

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Understand the nature of a balance sheet and what it tells you about the financial makeup of a business. Learn the meaning of the classification of assets and liabilities and the concept of working capital. Be able to format the balance sheet to analyse performance and improve decisions.

Curriculum	Finance for Managers: Financial Fundamentals
Duration	2 – 2.5 hours
Audience	Managers, prospective managers, and anyone else within an organisation involved in making business decisions.
Prerequisites	None
Course Aim	To give the learner an overview of the Balance Sheet: its purpose, components, different formats and relationship with the Profit and Loss Account.
Learning Objectives	After taking this course, the student will be able to: Define what is meant by the Balance Sheet Identify the three sources of finance in a business, showing their organisation into liability accounts and constitution as capital employed Outline three ways of setting out the Balance Sheet Discuss the inter-relationship of the Balance Sheet with the Profit and Loss Account Demonstrate the different ways in which account items are handled by each of the three Balance Sheet formats and discuss their relative merits
Topics Covered	Definition Sources and use of finance Format of the balance sheet Inter-relationship with the profit and loss account Examples of formats Your own figures
Languages Available	US English, UK English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
Publisher	Intellexis
Delivery Method	Online, CD
Course Code	IXUS003