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Find out how data and financial insights can be used to drive business forward. Getting Started This ExpertTrack is designed for anyone looking to build their financial data analysis and is interested in using data for business decision making. It will be of particular interest to people in leadership and senior management positions who lack accounting experience, especially if you want to learn the skills that will help you make better decisions and advance your career.
One of the main challenges for any business is making investment decisions that provide rates of return that are greater than the cost of financing those investments. How can financial data be used to help a company and its employees make sound decisions that will drive the business forward?
This ExpertTrack will show you how companies can create value through expert investment decisions and financial strategies. You will have the opportunity to explore tools to assess the financial performance and economic condition of an organization, using the financial reports of real-world organizations. You will also learn the key concepts of management accounting and explore how to identify relevant costs for short-term and long-term decision making.
Decipher financial reports for your entire organization A solid understanding of your financial health is essential to running an effective and profitable organization. You will have the opportunity to learn how to review income statements, financial status, and additional analysis.
You can also get familiar with ratio analysis, liquidity ratios, and break-even analysis so you can manipulate the basic numbers in your reports. Make sound capital investments in your organization Recognizing good investment opportunities and avoiding bad ones is a critical business skill.
You'll learn how to review the details of investing capital, calculate different rates of return, and make informed decisions about the right investments to make.
Will this ExpertTrack cover what ROI (return on investment) is used for? Yes. Return on investment (ROI) is a widely used financial metric that measures the probability of making a profit on an investment. You will learn about this metric in relation to evaluating the return potential of a single or multiple investments.
Will I learn to read a balance sheet? Yes. You'll develop your understanding of what's on a balance sheet, how it relates to business interests, and how to use the data it contains to make business decisions.
Learn to make better, more informed business decisions with a deep understanding of financial accounting information.
Learn how to assess the health of a company with financial ratios, exploring profitability ratios and fixed asset turnover.
Learn how to predict business profitability, breakeven, and margin of safety with powerful financial tools.
Master investment appraisal techniques and long-term financial decision making, from present value to compound interest.
Learn how to improve the performance of divisional structures with the right measures of operational and financial performance.
An ExpertTrack will be ideal for mastering new skills in your chosen area of expertise. You will study through a series of subject-focused courses at your own pace. Pass the final evaluation to obtain the digital certificate that proves your experience.
Decide if the ExpertTrack is right for you with free access to the full suite of courses and assessments for one week.
Pay a monthly subscription for as long as it takes to complete ExpertTrack. You can learn at your own pace and cancel at any time.
Receive a certificate for each completed course and pass the final assessment to earn your full ExpertTrack digital certificate. Share it on LinkedIn.
Use your specialized training to progress further in your career or gain experience in areas you are passionate about.
Experience Required It is recommended that you have two years of experience to take this ExpertTrack, either as a student or in a work environment.
Coventry was awarded gold in the UK Government's Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017 and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
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