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Accounting for CEOs
SL-01 · For leaders
A practical course for leaders who need to read and use financial information without becoming accountants. You will read the three core statements, understand why profit is not cash, use a small set of ratios to spot red flags, and run a monthly finance review that ends in decisions.
Who it's for
CEOs, business owners, general managers and senior non-finance leaders who receive financial reports and need to act on them.
What you'll be able to do
- Read an income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement and explain how they link
- Reconcile profit to operating cash flow and calculate the cash conversion cycle
- Calculate and interpret core profitability, liquidity and gearing ratios
- Recognise financial red flags and turn them into specific questions for the finance team
- Run a monthly finance review meeting with a clear pack, variance analysis and action log
Lessons
- 1The three statements a CEO must read4 min video
- 2Profit is not cash: reading performance4 min video
- 3Ratios and red flags worth asking about4 min video
- 4Running a finance review meeting4 min video