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Course Description:

Navigate the world of business finance with confidence. This course is designed specifically for professionals from non-financial backgrounds who want to understand the essential concepts and terminology that drive business success. Without relying on technical jargon, we aim to demystify the financial reporting process, enabling you to confidently understand and explain the core components of financial statements.

Starting with the fundamentals, you will be introduced to key accounting concepts, terminology, and the accounting equation. You will follow the complete reporting journey, from individual business transactions through to the trial balance and the final preparation of financial statements. The course provides a detailed examination of income and expenses, liabilities, and both tangible and intangible assets, including important concepts such as depreciation and amortisation. You will also gain a clear understanding of key adjustments like accruals and prepayments.

The course then explores the structure and content of the primary financial statements, including a comprehensive look at the statement of cash flows and its operating, investing, and financing components. In addition to understanding the statements themselves, you will learn how to interpret them using ratio analysis to assess a company’s performance, while also recognising the limitations of these methods.

Finally, the focus shifts to practical application, providing you with essential techniques for strategic decision-making. This includes break-even and contribution analysis, capital investment appraisal, and using the time value of money to discount cash flows. Throughout the course, mini case studies will reinforce your learning and help ensure that you can apply these techniques in real-world business scenarios.

The full breakdown of all the modules is provided here.

Target Audience:

The course is aimed primarily for non-accountants and those who do not have a financial background. It may also appeal to others who have a basic understanding of accounting and finance but who wish to refresh their minds on the key terms and concepts and on the usefulness of financial information for a business.

Learning Outcomes:

The main learning outcomes of this course include:

1. Developing an understanding of the key concepts and terminology in accounting and finance.
2. Gaining an overview of the financial reporting process and the components of financial statements.
3. Understanding and distinguishing between accruals, prepayments, tangible and intangible assets, liabilities, and equity.
4. Interpreting financial statements, including the importance and reporting of cash flows.
5. Use techniques like break-even analysis and investment appraisal to inform business decisions.

Prerequisites:

No prior knowledge of finance and accounting is required, but participants possessing this prior knowledge can use this course as a refresher to the most important concepts in accounting and finance.

“It was a nice journey with Chris and an added value to our knowledge.
Thank you for organizing the event professionally and I will definitely recommend
your courses to my friends and colleagues.”

– General Manager

Dates and Time:

19 November 2025; 09:00 – 17:00 (including a 2 hour break)
20 November 2025; 09:00 – 17:00 (including a 2 hour break)

Venue: KPMG Offices, Pietà

Fee: €240 (Early bird offer valid until 15/10/2025)

Funding: This course is also eligible for the ‘Investing in Skills’ Scheme, managed by Jobsplus. Learn more here.

CPE Hours: This course qualifies for 12 hours of Structured CPE which can be classified as Core Competency. A certificate of attendance will be provided at the end of the course.

Trainer:

Christian Bonnici, Trainer, KPMG Learning Academy

Christian is a trainer with KPMG Learning Academy, primarily on Accounting matters. He is also an alumnus of KPMG Malta, having worked with the Academy in its mission to provide long-term and short-term training courses in a wide range of areas for the Continuous Professional Development of accountants, auditors, tax practitioners, IT specialists, and project managers, among others. Christian is an accountant by profession and is a fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants. In the first years of his career, Christian has worked in an audit and advisory environment with a Big Four professional services firm both in Malta and abroad, with specialisation in Financial Services. Christian has a doctorate level of qualification with specialisation in management. He is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Malta covering subjects in Accounting, Management, and Research Methodology. Christian regularly supervises students in their dissertations at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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