NAVIGATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NAVIGATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS is a two-and-a-half or three-hour class delivered by Matthew Craston and created primarily for employees who need a clearer understanding of how financial statements work. Again, it is taught within companies or remotely by video conference.

At the end of the class, employees will understand how balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statements are created, and how to read and understand them. They will also learn the key ratios currently used for financial analysis, and how to detect problem signs.

Users of this class will be any employees who are already working occasionally with financial statements, but still feel they need to have them explained concisely and clearly. The class can also be delivered as a tutorial to individuals, lasting two-and-a-half hours.

Matthew has worked with financial statements throughout his career, and he believes that he is well suited to teaching how they work and providing the important perspective of a non-accountant to the classroom.

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Partner at a global law firm

“Matthew delivered his “Navigating Financial Statements” session to our team, helpfully adapting the session content to focus on deriving the maintenance financial covenant ratios.  The session was incredibly well received and provided an excellent building block for further in-depth internal training on negotiating financial covenants within loan agreements.”

Partner at a global law firm

Look forward to welcoming Matthew back

“Look forward to welcoming Matthew back to the firm in person; an engaging speaker who I recall being phenomenal in person”

I had to drop off this workshop

“I had to drop off this workshop due to a client call but was genuinely gutted to miss the rest of it”

Very knowledgeable – great delivery

“Very knowledgeable – great delivery”

The Navigating Financial Statements class was delivered

“This is my second course with him and again, I think he is in the top bracket of anyone who has presented training for us.”

Gained an understanding of key ratios

“Gained an understanding of key ratios and numbers to look at/analyse to understand a company’s financials (as Matthew focused on the important ones only), which I found particularly helpful.”

Matthew’s supporting materials – remover “11th June, 2020′

“Matthew’s supporting materials, which typically cover a broad range of topics on a single page (as opposed to, say, a PowerPoint presentation with 20+ slides), translate very well to a remote format.”

Very experienced, very knowledgeable (notably on accounting norms)

“Very experienced, very knowledgeable (notably on accounting norms) and at the same time, very accessible, clear and providing many concrete examples.”

I had been working with financial accounts

“I had been working with financial accounts but needed much more detailed knowledge and clarification in several areas. Both objectives were achieved in a single session.”

The course was excellent. It was so useful to properly go through a balance sheet

“The course was excellent. It was so useful to properly go through a balance sheet and profit and loss account and have someone explain every line to me.”

We are using this session with our legal associates

“We are using this session with our legal associates to give them the financial statements training that they require in their roles.”

I’d like to say a huge thank you for

“I’d like to say a huge thank you for…delivering what has been a consistently brilliant session which has been really well received.”

Fantastic speaker – very knowledgeable

“Fantastic speaker – very knowledgeable and great at conveying complex points in a simple and digestible manner.”

Overwhelming opinion

“Overwhelming opinion was that Matthew Craston’s session was excellent and relevant.”

Very informative and a great introduction

“Very informative and a great introduction to analysing financial statements.”

If only I had double entry explained

“If only I had double entry explained to me at Cirencester by him!”