Curriculum

Accounting & Financial Analytics with ZOHO Books
Module 1: Introduction & Setting up Organization
  • Introduction to Zoho Finance and Zoho Books
  • Setting up organization and user management
  • General settings, tax settings, and importing data in bulk
Module 2: Transactions & Invoicing
  • Handling purchase and sales transactions
  • Managing payments, refunds, and recurring transactions
  • Integration with Zoho Projects for project and timesheet management
Module 3: Banking & Advance Operations
  • Importing bank feeds and reconciliation
  • Transaction rules, pricelists, and reporting tags
  • Budgeting, manual journals, and templates
Module 4: Reports & Customization
  • Generating business overview and customizing reports
  • Tax and activity reports
  • Customization options such as custom fields, buttons, views, and validation rules
Module 5: Automation & Integrations
  • Utilizing reminders, workflow rules, and custom functions
  • Integration with Zoho CRM, Zoho Analytics, and Zoho Mail
  • Advanced inventory control and document autoscan

Module 6: Case Studies of Zoho Books

  • Real-world case studies demonstrating practical applications of Zoho Books knowledge

Module 7: Introduction to Financial Analytics

  • Understanding the history of financial analytics
  • Explanation of terminologies in financial analytics
  • Importance of financial analytics in decision-making
  • Features of financial analytics tools
  • Various uses of financial analytics in business

Module 8: Financial Functions Using Excel

  • Exploring financial functions available in Excel Annuity calculations and types
  • Different types of interest rates
  • Functions like FV, PV, NPV, IRR, XNPV, XIRR
  • Payment functions: PMT, PPMT, IPMT
  • Understanding EMI, CAGR, EFFECT, NOMINAL, SLN

Module 9: Financial Analysis Theories & Methodologies

  • Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) overview
  • Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) explanation
  • Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation principles
  • Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) basics
  • Fama-French Three-Factor Model explanation

Module 10: Ratio Analysis using Excel

  • Introduction to ratio analysis
  • Liquidity ratios and their calculation in Excel
  • Profitability ratios analysis using Excel functions
  • Efficiency ratios computation and interpretation
  • Solvency ratios calculation and analysis

Module 11: Introduction to Investment Management

  • Basics of investment understanding
  • Different types of investments
  • Overview of asset classes
  • Sources of investment information
  • Understanding financial markets 

Module 12: Types of Analysis

  • Fundamental analysis overview
  • Economic analysis and its significance
  • Industry analysis techniques
  • Company analysis methods
  • Introduction to technical analysis
  • Types of charts and indicators in technical analysis