Skill path · BeginnerNew
Accounting for Analysts
Post transactions into linked statements and explain profit versus cash.
27 exercises · 4 h · 56 checked cells
6 of 27 exercises free, no account needed.
Before you start
Know Financial Numeracy and Business Economics first. You build: A balanced transaction ledger, linked statements and a profit-to-cash explanation.
About 4 h; full access adds 21 exercises.
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The route
- 1Post both sides of a transactionTransactions, statements and working capital3 exercises · 24 minFree
- 2Read three linked statementsTransactions, statements and working capital3 exercises · 24 minFree
- 3Follow revenue and operating working capitalTransactions, statements and working capital3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 4Separate investment from depreciationInvestment, financing and taxes3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 5Keep financing separate from operating performanceInvestment, financing and taxes3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 6Separate book tax, current tax and cash taxInvestment, financing and taxes3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 7Introduce leases, stock compensation and adjustmentsAnalyst adjustments and the linked case3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 8Read the policy before comparing the numbersAnalyst adjustments and the linked case3 exercises · 24 minFull access
- 9Case: profit rose while cash fellAnalyst adjustments and the linked case3 exercises · 45 minFull access
What it ends in
A FinX certificate of completion, which anyone can verify by link.
Questions
- How long does Accounting for Analysts take?
- About 4 h: 27 exercises in 9 lessons, with 56 checked cells between them. Times are estimates from writing the lessons.
- What can I do for free?
- 6 of the 27 exercises are free, with no account: Post both sides of a transaction and Read three linked statements. Full access opens the rest.
- Do I need Excel installed?
- No. Every exercise runs in a spreadsheet in your browser, and each answer is checked cell by cell, so you see exactly which cell is wrong.
- What do I get at the end?
- A FinX certificate of completion, which anyone can verify by link.