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Seeing Beyond the Numbers: Analysis for CFOs & Controllers

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4.00 Credits

Member Price $149.00

Non-Member Price $199.00

Overview

Financial statements are a window into what is going on in the day-to-day operations of the company. They help us see what the company’s strengths and weaknesses are. However, financial statements can often have different messages depending on the user. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Purpose of Financial Statement Analysis
  • Comparing Actuals vs. Expectations & Benchmarking
  • Case Studies 1 & 2
  • Ratio Analysis
  • Case Study 3
  • Analysis of Statement of Cash Flows
  • Case Studies 4 & 5
  • Other Uses of Ratios

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Controllers or accountants who are involved in the financial reporting functions of their companies and looking to improve their review skills.

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Indicate how different stakeholders utilize financial statements
  • Recognize how flexible budgeting may be used by CFOs and Controllers
  • Recall how time series analysis and common size financial statements are used in trend analysis
  • Calculate liquidity, leverage, and profitability ratios
  • Identify the uses and limitations of ratio analysis

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC

DAVID R. PETERS, CPA, CFP, MST, CPCU, CLU

David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. He is also a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. David has over twenty years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and 14 years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years.
In addition to running his own professional education website, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, Kaplan, and Don Farmer Tax Seminars. He was a recipient of Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader award in 2019 and 2022, as well as the AICPA's Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021 and 2023. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA's Interim Report, SCACPA's CPA Report, and VSCPA's Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Virginia CPA Ethics courses - a required course for all CPA's licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

  • Website:  www.petersprofessionaleducation.com
  • YouTube: www.youtube.com/@DavidPetersFinancial
  • LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/95657499/admin/analytics/updates/
  • LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-peters-financial/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidpetersfinancial
  • Twitter/X: https://x.com/DavidPFinancial
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Non-Member Price $199.00

Member Price $149.00

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