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Understanding Business Accounts

Online course with study materials and tutor support included.

Pitman Training Essex and Suffolk

Summary

Price
£399 inc VAT
Study method
Classroom + online
Duration
7 hours · Part-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
9 CPD hours / points
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  • Tutor is available to students
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Location & dates

Location
Start date
End date

07/07/2025
07/07/2025

End date: 07/07/2025

Additional info: 9.30am-4.30pm lunch and refreshments provided.

Address
4 Bloomsbury Square
Central London
London
WC1A2RP
United Kingdom
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Pitman Training - Chelmsford
2 St Johns Court, Moulsham Street
CHELMSFORD
Essex
CM20JD
United Kingdom
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Overview

This course is designed to help you understand the principles of business accountancy.

Comprising five topics, our business accounts training is designed to help you understand balance sheets, profit and loss (P&L) accounts including stock-taking, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure. You will also learn about accruals and the role of capital and reserves. The final lesson considers profit margins, analysing a
profit and loss account and how to make comparisons on financial statements.

CPD

9 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Standards Office

Description

This course is designed to give managers with budget or Profit & Loss responsibility a full understanding of their accounts packs, financial terms and to improve the effectiveness of communication with finance colleagues.

Topic One: Fixed and current assets, debtors and creditors, the accounting equation. capital and reserves, the purpose and layout of a balance sheet

Topic Two: The purpose of a profit and loss account, the importance of stock-taking, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure.

Topic Three: Accruals, provisions, prepayments, the role of capital and reserves.

Topic Four: The importance of the profit and loss account, calculating profit at various levels.

Topic Five: The meaning of profit margins, making comparisons on financial statements, analysing a profit and loss account. Understanding financial performance indicators.

Who is this course for?

This course has a wide appeal. It is ideal for those who wish to start their own business, those looking for work as well as employees who wish to learn more about how to understand business accounts.

Requirements

This course has no prerequisites.

Career path

If you’re keen to work in business and need to get a grasp of business-critical information then this is a great course. It’s great if you’re aspiring to work in a management role as possessing a full all-round awareness of business performance can help you provide a more enhanced service in such roles.

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