Accounting & financial statements
Understand how financial statements communicate business performance and position.
NYIBF Career & Learning Guide
How to Become a Financial Analyst: Skills & Learning Path
Learn about financial analysis, accounting, Excel, financial statements and related skills that support analyst-focused finance work.
Start with the fundamentals
Learn about financial analysis, accounting, Excel, financial statements and related skills that support analyst-focused finance work.
Core knowledge areas
Financial analysis
Develop the ability to interpret financial information and connect it to business decisions.
Technical finance skills
Depending on the role, this can include modeling, valuation, markets, risk or portfolio concepts.
Communication & judgment
Professional finance work also involves explaining analysis clearly and applying judgment to financial information.
Relevant NYIBF course
Financial Statement Analysis
Read a filing the way an analyst does — and spot what the notes are hiding.
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Does a course guarantee a job?
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