Foundations of Financial Statement

Learn the basics of financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow. Understand core accounting principles and how these statements connect for real-world financial analysis and decision-making.

Oct, 2025
9h
Core
Finance
Students

Overview

This course introduces the fundamentals of financial statements, helping you understand how income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements are structured and connected. You’ll learn key accounting principles, how transactions flow through statements, and how to interpret financial data to support real-world business and financial decision-making.

Skills you'll gain

Financial StatementsAccounting BasicsFinancial Literacy

What you'll learn

  • Understand the structure and purpose of income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
  • Apply core accounting principles such as double-entry bookkeeping and the accounting equation
  • Analyze how business transactions impact financial statements
  • Interpret financial data to assess basic business performance and financial position

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

  • Beginners looking to build a strong foundation in accounting and financial statements
  • Business students and aspiring finance professionals
  • Entrepreneurs and startup founders managing their own finances
  • Professionals from non-finance backgrounds wanting to understand financial reports
  • Anyone interested in improving financial literacy and decision-making skills
  • No prior accounting experience required
  • Basic understanding of business concepts is helpful
  • Familiarity with Excel or spreadsheets (preferred but not mandatory)
  • Willingness to learn and interpret financial information

Chapters

Explore a structured set of chapters designed to build your skills step by step, with practical examples and hands-on applications.

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Segment 00 - Reading : Welcome to the Course: Course Overview

Segment 01: Intro Video to Course

Segment 02: Module Introduction

Segment 03: Introduction to Debits and Credits

Segemnt 04: Journal Entries and Posting to the Ledger

Segment 05: Using T-Accounts to Track Transactions

Meet your instructors

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

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