How to Analyse Financial Statements: online course

Financial statements provide a wealth of information that tell us what's going on in an organisation. Valuable insights can be uncovered – if you know what you’re looking for.

This course will help you unpick financial data and quickly identify the good and the bad news.

It's part of the Business Finance Basics online course bundle of six courses: you can buy it on its own or as part of the whole bundle.

How to buy

Individuals: buy it from AAT Store
Individuals: buy it from AAT Store

Buy the course for £30 or the full AAT Business Finance Basics bundle for £150.

Businesses: submit an enquiry
Businesses: submit an enquiry

Buy a licence for your staff or professional members to access the course and our other Business Finance Basics e-learning courses.

What you'll achieve

When you've completed the course, you'll understand how to:

  • interpret the financial statements of an organisation using ratio analysis
  • assess the current position and recent performance of the organisation
  • highlight areas of concern
  • identify opportunities for improvement.

Who it's for

This course is perfect if you're:

  • a finance professional looking to refresh your basic finance skills and follow best practices
  • running your own business looking for practical skills to monitor and manage your financial operations
  • an organisation looking to roll out on-demand training to finance staff.
License on-demand e-learning for your organisation

License on-demand e-learning for your organisation

Embed best practice finance management across your organisation, or boost the value proposition for your members, with an AAT Business Finance Basics licence.

You'll be able to offer your staff or members access to all six of our e-learning courses – so they can access on-demand finance training at their fingertips.

Complete the enquiry form

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How to access the course

How to Analyse Financial Statements is a 30-minute session including video tutorials and interactive learning to test your knowledge as you learn.

  • Businesses: 12-month licence. Access your courses in the AAT Lifelong Learning Portal or add them to your own e-learning platform.
  • Individuals:  12 months' access to the AAT Lifelong Learning Portal. View all the courses you’ve purchased, monitor your latest training activity and create goals to help you achieve your training aims.

Buy or license the course

If you're an employer wanting to license the course, get in touch and we'll get back to you. Or if you want to buy it for yourself, head over to AAT Store.