Accounting Essentials for Bankers: A Comprehensive Refresher Course

The training session will demonstrate how the income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are developed and connect to each other.

The session will also cover the “ten step” accounting cycle leading up to the creation of the financial statements including the rules of debits and credits, accrual versus cash basis accounting, adjusting entries, accounting for inventory and receivables, long-term liabilities and depreciation, proper analysis of the notes to the financial statements, types of financial statements, and the CPA opinion.

The webinar will include several “hands-on” examples to reinforce the accounting concepts.

What You'll Learn:

• Four financial statements- income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
• Ten step accounting cycle (business transactions to the post-closing trial balance)
• Rules of debits and credits
• Accrual versus cash basis accounting
• Adjusting entries
• Accounting for inventory and receivables
• Long-term liabilities and depreciation
• Analysis of the notes to the financial statements
• Types of financial statements and the CPA opinion
• Examples to reinforce accounting concepts.

Who Should Attend:

• Commercial lenders, credit analysts, branch managers, private bankers, and business development officers