Financial statements are a key component of the annual report and provide its users with quantitative data regarding specific aspects of its financial performance in the previous fiscal year.

Annual reports typically include financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements,  cash flow statements and  information regarding its future performance in order to provide shareholders with information on the company’s future goals and objectives. 

This course is a full introduction to the basics of financial reporting, giving you the skills to perform well in a finance or accounting position within any business.

You will gain an understanding of the essential principles of financial statements, including the nature of double entry accounting and its operation, regulation, and required presentation to meet UK and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). which will allow you to maintain your company’s financial reporting transparency and credibility.