Enable non-specialists to understand the basics of accounting and how to read a company's financial statements. Perform a simple financial analysis. Understand the logic behind cost calculations.
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Enable non-specialists to understand the basics of accounting and how to read a company's financial statements. Perform a simple financial analysis. Understand the logic behind cost calculations.
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Analyze a company's financial situation
Understand the main balance sheet items
Analyze a balance sheet and income statement
Understand and manipulate the main financial ratios
Intended audience
Non-specialists in accounting fields who use accounting information in their business.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Accounting and financial analysis training exercises. Financial diagnosis.
Course schedule
1
Examining the balance sheet, a reflection of the company's assets
Understand the definition of a balance sheet.
Understand the presentation and structure of a balance sheet.
Know how to read the information on the assets side of the balance sheet.
Know how to read the information on the liabilities side of the balance sheet.
Determine the company's asset value.
Exercise
Balance sheet analysis: descriptive study of balance sheet items.
2
Examine the income statement
Understand the definition of an income statement.
Understand the usefulness of an income statement.
Understand the presentation and structure of an income statement.
Discover the main results.
Analyze sources of enrichment: products.
Analyze the sources of impoverishment: expenses.
Determine the income statement balance.
Exercise
Analysis of an income statement: descriptive study of the various income statement items.
3
Analyze the company's financial situation
Long-term financial needs and resources: interpretation of working capital, balance sheet.
Short-term financial needs and resources: working capital requirements and their economic interpretation.
Analysis of cash flow trends: concept and valuation of cash flow, and its economic interpretation.
Know and analyze financial profitability ratios.
Exercise
Reading the balance sheet through WCR and WCR. Analyze a company's financial situation using key indicators.
4
Analyze company performance
Analyze company performance using the income statement.
Know the main intermediate management balances.
Understand the meaning of intermediate management balances.
Know what information to deduce from intermediate management balances.
Know and analyze economic profitability ratios.
Exercise
Financial analysis of company performance.
Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
CLAUDE A.
29/06/26
5 / 5
very affordable, with practical exercises to accompany each theoretical section
WADIA B.
29/06/26
4 / 5
Very good. Perhaps a bit of manual calculation is required.
CHAURE HUGO L.
29/06/26
5 / 5
A trainer who is passionate about their field and a very effective teacher. The explanations are clear and the terminology is carefully chosen. The course is dynamic and ‘encourages’ active participation. The course content is extensive but enables participants to grasp the accounting and financial topics that may be required in a business setting. As the concepts are wide-ranging and varied, the course is nevertheless quite demanding in terms of concentration and commitment.
MANON P.
29/06/26
5 / 5
Very good
MARINA F.
29/06/26
4 / 5
The content is very comprehensive and well suited to non-financial professionals. The exercises following each theory lesson are very much appreciated.
NASTASSIA W.
29/06/26
5 / 5
An excellent training course, with a very engaging trainer.
JEROME G.
29/06/26
5 / 5
Very rewarding
MARC D.
04/05/26
5 / 5
The trainer knows their subject well. They provide illustrated examples during the presentation. It would be useful to have more illustrated examples following the explanatory slides. Perhaps even using colours to show what is taken into account in each calculation or indicator.
CORINNE C.
04/05/26
4 / 5
It met my expectations
LAURENT C.
04/05/26
5 / 5
Very pleasant interactions and relevant examples. An attentive and responsive trainer
MAUD L.
04/05/26
5 / 5
At times we rushed through certain topics and I would have liked more practical examples – but the trainer was excellent as he managed to keep us motivated and engaged.
RAPHAEL D.
04/05/26
5 / 5
A trainer who is highly knowledgeable on the subject and able to answer every question clearly. Excellent training materials; the content is intensive...
AUDREY F.
04/05/26
5 / 5
A very good course; the trainer takes the time to explain things. He’s a very good teacher. One small area for improvement regarding the exercises: they could do with a bit more work. ;The points covered during the last AP were dealt with very quickly. The online training material is not the same as the one sent by the trainer.
MARTIAL C.
04/05/26
5 / 5
That’s interesting. We could spend more time analysing GIS and its impact on the business. A hard copy is missing.
XAVIER B.
04/05/26
4 / 5
There was a lack of training materials that could be annotated to make the training even more effective
MARINA B.
04/05/26
5 / 5
A practical example of a calculation following each theoretical section might be helpful for beginners
OUALI B.
08/12/25
5 / 5
The first part of the course focused more on the fundamentals, which enabled me to consolidate my grounding and acquire some useful additional knowledge. The second part was particularly enriching, with real new contributions in relation to my level in finance. The course was in line with my expectations.
RÉMY C.
08/12/25
4 / 5
The training materials were very well adapted and formatted to the needs of the participants. It would be possible to make the materials even more dynamic and participative by using games to classify certain financial headings in the right boxes.
GAEL C.
08/12/25
4 / 5
It's a course packed with documentation and explanations. The facilitator's ability to adapt the course [just after the 'tour de table' on Day 1] to the levels and expectations of the participants is a real plus. The referral to videos and websites that allow you to delve deeper into certain subjects is a positive point.
MAISSA B.
08/12/25
5 / 5
Tony is a very good trainer who knew how to adapt the training for each person in the group according to their field of activity. Very pleasant and constructive delivery! THANK YOU Tony!
BIGOT CÉDRIC L.
08/12/25
4 / 5
coherent training in terms of time spent and topics covered. excellent atmosphere and facilitation from Tony. good interaction between learners. waiting for the interactive digital support that would allow us to go back over the concepts.
PHILIPPE M.
01/12/25
5 / 5
Clearly requires knowledge of prerequisites
YOUNES N.
01/12/25
5 / 5
The trainer was very good at answering questions and her wealth of experience enabled her to give concrete examples. An example of how to use accounting tools would be useful.
MAXIME L.
01/12/25
3 / 5
The title of the course is not good. Pre-requisites are absolutely essential for a better understanding of these two days. The objectives are too high for the level of knowledge on the subject. I was expecting more popularisation, the basics, etc. There should be a common thread running through a company and key words should be added as we go along (FRNG, BRF, CAF, etc.) The support material should be more extensive. The trainer listens and knows her subject well.
JEAN-LUC C.
01/12/25
4 / 5
The materials are of poor quality and not very educational. Need to prepare the framework for the exercises beforehand. Good presentation and good discussions with the trainer.
AUDREY A.
01/12/25
3 / 5
Competent trainer, but lacks structure and progression, even if the second day was better than the first.
MESSAOUD SIHAM H.
01/12/25
4 / 5
The content did not seem accessible to non-financiers
STÉPHANE D.
17/11/25
5 / 5
The content was both comprehensive and accessible, and the presenter was very informative and supportive, and very clear in his explanations.
CAROLINE B.
17/11/25
5 / 5
Lots of examples to illustrate the content. The exercises are interesting but not always easy to do, but when you correct them with the explanations, everything becomes clear. It's been a rewarding two days.
CLAUDE J.
17/11/25
5 / 5
very educational and open-minded, although understanding all the areas is not necessarily for novices in 2 days.
RAMIA S.
03/11/25
5 / 5
very good training.a difficult and complicated subject which becomes easy interesting and understandable.a big THANK YOU to Mario who has a super pedagogy and facility in the theoretical and practical explanation.the training deserves to be on 3 days to take more time on the subjects seen the afternoon of the 2nd day.
ALAIN D.
03/11/25
5 / 5
The content is very dense, so 3 days would be ideal to practice on more practical cases.
FLORENT B.
03/11/25
5 / 5
very good training on finance
OLGA G.
03/11/25
4 / 5
Super, thank you very much! I personally would like more exercises and practice, even if I found that there was more compared to the training I had previously. Maybe interesting to add the quiz to inculcate even more knowledge and why not do it after the training I really appreciate the trainer, thank you very much.
JEROME B.
03/11/25
5 / 5
The course was very interesting and well suited to a non-financial audience. The programme would benefit from a 3rd day.
VALERIE R.
03/11/25
5 / 5
Very good teaching methods, excellent explanations. Patient and re-explains as long as the concept is not understood and knows how to give simple examples to simplify.
ALEXIS C.
02/10/25
5 / 5
Great! Very good, with really top-notch practical cases based on our real-life cases.
GABIN L.
02/10/25
4 / 5
satisfactory practices and exercises
GRÉGORY H.
15/09/25
5 / 5
missing a day to get even more practice in!
JADE L.
15/09/25
5 / 5
Very clear, comprehensive content presented at a good pace (not too fast, not too slow!) and with the right balance between theory and practice.
DANIEL L.
08/09/25
3 / 5
I thought I was getting training to explain the terms used by financiers, not financial training. I won't really be putting this training into practice.
OLIVIER R.
08/09/25
5 / 5
Very interesting - but needs to be more accessible to real novices
MIKAEL B.
01/09/25
5 / 5
Very good
GRÉGORY B.
01/09/25
5 / 5
Excellent customisation with our respective business models, thanks to the bonus integration of the P&L concept
EMILIE L.
01/09/25
5 / 5
Very interesting and interactive training that makes you want to learn more about finance and accounting.
XIAO F.
01/09/25
5 / 5
Very good.
MOHAMED B.
01/09/25
5 / 5
The content was very rich and in line with expectations, delivered by a dynamic, sincere and educational presenter.
PARTICIPANTS
Non-specialists in accounting fields who use accounting information in their business.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES • The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.