Intro to Financial Analysis and Managerial Accounting! (Udemy.com)
Learn financial analysis fast!
Created by: BrainyMoney and Son Han, CFA, CPA
Last updated July 2019
What you will learn
- Learn how to perform Financial Analysis
- Basics of Cost / Managerial Accounting
- Learn how to perform variance analysis
- Learn how to perform scenario analysis
- Learn how to determine if a business is profitable and why
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to teach you how to perform detailed financial analysis of a business’ (or your company’s) financial situation. This is Intro to Financial Analysis but covers the main topics of Cost / Managerial Accounting.
This course will show you where to focus your analysis and energy but will require you to dig into the financial--both the actual transactions and budget--to come up with the reason why things are happening.
We will work through this Google Sheet together (see course for link).
What You Will Learn
Understanding costs and profit
The difference between variable costs and fixed costs
Contribution/Unit Margin, Total Margin or Profit
Understanding break-even
How many units do I need to sell to make sure I’m not losing money?
Difference between profit and cash
Why is cash king?
Basics of budgeting and forecasting for a business
Should I start this business?
Basics of variance analysis
Why didn’t I make as much money as I thought I would have?
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
1,614 Reviews
BrainyMoney and Son Han, CFA, CPA
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Reviews
By Bontle Mokgaotsi on 7/28/2026
I could not download the spreadsheets because they are deleted. So I had to create them from scratch. It's an inconvenience.
By Joshua Laverty on 9/26/2025
I like the basic set up for the sperad sheet. However I am not able to set up a google sheets account and I had to create an excel from scratch just took a little extra time.
By Samuel Leakemariam on 8/7/2025
Covered Core things within short time, The course was guided with clear conceptual explanation and practical example. For me it was exactly what I was looking for so that I gain a lot of knowledge.
By Fortune Radebe on 1/31/2025
The course has been a good match for me as I am at the cusp of career, transitioning into a role where I will be responsible for financial planning and analysis. This course has served as both a refresher and also provided some new insights into analysing the numbers. It will definitely be of great help in my new role.
By Aston Fabian Henry on 11/13/2023
As a Chartered Accountant (CPA), this course is relatively straightforward for me. Nevertheless, the material is well-presented and easy to comprehend. It is also highly practical, making it an excellent choice for individuals with limited or no prior knowledge of the subject matter.
By Ruzi Mammadov on 10/26/2023
As per my previous experience and qualifications, this course was a good brief to refresh the skills and knowledge in this regard. Thanks to its practicality and conciseness, it could be assessed as a great course.
By Anonymized User on 5/26/2023
It was helpful overall, and enjoyed the examples. The class took longer as I had to create my own excel spreadsheet to mimic the teachers as the google doc link says it no longer exists.
By Ramya Ravikumar on 12/14/2022
Very interesting class with practical work sheets. However the Google work sheets was not available so had to type out everything on excel sheet, was a little fast paced
By Elizabeth Hlanze on 5/19/2022
Yes it was a good match i'm a third year student doing Advanced Diploma Accounting Science, this is a100% match and the course simplified content for me. Thank you
By Jonathan Maas on 12/30/2020
Just a great course - really covers the basics. Note that you have to have moderate skills at Excel, though if you do not - you might learn through this course! In any case, great course - Son Han is great. Running a business might be difficult, but Son Han shows that accounting for that business is not so difficult. In any case, great course!
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Overall Score : 88 / 100









