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Case study for finance officer role

accounting Finance background

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Francesco

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Hi there, Q: What would you recommend is the best way to structure my responses for the case? In general, for a written case study I would recommend the following. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Seeking Guidance to Strengthen Understanding of Accounting Concepts

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You don't need a granular understanding of accounting concepts to pass consulting interviews (assuming that's your target). Actually, I put together all the terms you need to know in this article (based on all the inte ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Resources to brush up accounting/finance concepts

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Hi Giorgia, two books which I find extremely helpful to get a fundamental understanding of how to practically think in terms of business economics, financial management and value creation are: Finance for non-fina ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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can a company take back a verbal offer?

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Hello, Here are my thoughts: 1) Any well-known firm will avoid as much as possible to take back any offers they have rolled out to avoid reputational damage 2) Having said that, given the incoming recession this year, t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Regret after declining job offer

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Hi there, Please never make any business moves unless you have agreements in writing and signed. Now, lesson learned. You should be fine. It's the holidays so just be patient and reach out to them in the 1st/2nd week of ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Accounting Studies

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Hi there, In terms of case interviews, you don’t need either of the two. You just need to know how to read a basic balance sheet and P&L, the basic ratios (eg P/E) and the basic financial formulas (eg breakeven) ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Excise tax to be dealt properly

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In simple words excise tax is considered any duty on manufactured goods which is levied at the moment of manufacture, rather than at sale and excise tax registration is A person who conducts (or intends to conduct) act ... (ganze Frage lesen)

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HELP: Online Course for Accounting?

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Hi, The NW school is a good source but it depends on how much you want to deep dive into the subject. If your aim is just to "speak the same language" and understand what is happening, it is fine. If your aim is to ha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What are typical working capital adjustments that are made for an M&A transaction?

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If Company A is acquiring Company B and they hire a company to do the due diligence, what are typical adjustments that would be made to working capital? thanks,.

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Most important Business Fundamentals

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Hi Anonymous, I agree with all the other commentators. There are however a few good reads that I can highly recommend: Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder High Output Management by Andy Grove ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Most important balance sheet KPI

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Sidi

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Hi Anonymous! to be honest - this can not be answered in a general way, since it heavily depends on the industry (e.g., banking balance sheets are completely different from mining company balance sheets), and also on ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Difference Profit Margin for Segment and Company

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Vlad

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Hi, First of all, in cases, you either do the calculations on the product level or on the company level. You rarely jump from one to another. On a product level, usually, you compare your unit economics with the com ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to calculate "Net operating profit"?

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Vlad

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Vlad

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Hi, Net operating profit (Or net Income) = EBIT - interest income - income taxes You'll don't need EBIAT formula on the case interviews. Net income will be useful Best!

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