• Consolidated Financial Statements:
o Intercompany transactions and eliminations
o Minority interests and non-controlling interests
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS):
o Key differences between IFRS and GAAP
o Recent developments in IFRS
• Advanced Accounting Topics:
o Revenue recognition
o Lease accounting
o Impairment of assets
• Financial Modeling Techniques:
o Three-statement financial models
o Sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis
o Forecasting techniques (time series analysis, regression analysis)
• Valuation Methods:
o Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis
o Comparable company analysis
o Precedent transaction analysis
• Risk Assessment and Management:
o Identifying and assessing financial risks
o Risk mitigation strategies
• Introduction to Machine Learning:
o Supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning
o Data preprocessing and feature engineering
• Predictive Modeling Techniques:
o Time series forecasting
o Credit risk modeling
o Fraud detection
• AI and Automation in Finance:
o Robotic process automation (RPA)
o AI-powered financial analysis tools
• Mergers and Acquisitions:
o Valuation techniques and deal structuring
o Post-merger integration
• Corporate Restructuring:
o Bankruptcy and insolvency
o Debt restructuring
o Divestiture and spin-offs
• Financial Strategy and Decision Making:
o Capital budgeting decisions
o Dividend policy
o Working capital management
• Ethical Issues in Finance:
o Conflicts of interest
o Insider trading
o Misrepresentation of financial information
• Professional Standards and Regulations:
o Accounting standards (GAAP, IFRS)
o Ethical codes of conduct
o Regulatory compliance
• Case Studies and Industry Best Practices:
o Real-world examples of advanced financial analysis
o Lessons learned from financial crises and scandals