Instructor
David Peters
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Instructor
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA
Founder & Owner, Peters Professional Education
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education in Richmond, VA, and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Peters Financial LLC. He has over fifteen years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and six years in the insurance industry.
David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for over three years. He is a national CPE Instructor/Discussion Leader for Surgent, Kaplan, the AICPA and Don Farmer Tax Courses. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States.
He holds four master’s degrees and contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA’s Interim Report, SCACPA’s CPA Report, and VSCPA’s Disclosures. He was also a co-author of the Virginia CPA Ethics course in 2018, 2019 and 2020 – a required course for all CPAs licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Financial statements are a window into what is going on in the day-to-day operations of the company. They help us see what the company’s strengths and weaknesses are. However, financial statements can often have different messages depending on the user.
• Indicate how different stakeholders utilize financial statements
• Recognize how flexible budgeting may be used by CFOs and Controllers
• Recall how time series analysis and common size financial statements are used in trend analysis
• Calculate liquidity, leverage, and profitability ratios
• Identify the uses and limitations of ratio analysis
• Purpose of financial statement analysis
• Comparing Actuals vs. Expectations & Benchmarking
• Case Studies 1 & 2
• Ratio Analysis
• Case Study 3
• Analysis of Statement of Cash Flows
• Case Studies 4 & 5
• Other Uses of Ratios
A basic understanding of financial statements and financial statement preparation
Controllers or accountants who are involved in the financial reporting functions of their companies and looking to improve their review skills
