Alla Volodina – An Accounting Instructor at York University

Some organizations might find it helpful to incorporate a variety of training sessions into their training programs that focus on accounting. The following course outline is suggested for a training session titled Beyond the Basics – Accounting and Finance by an accounting instructor at York University, AllaVolodina

- Understanding corporate governance and management-related risks and how to spot red flags while interviewing prospective clients

- Understanding and assessing financial and operating risks pertaining to a project (including assessing the potential collaborators and their project history, planned vs actual completion and budgets)

- Understanding differences between Capital and Operating components

- Calculation and critical assessment of administration fees and their components

Determining financial viability: ratio analysis (including but not limited to Return-on-Assets, Return-on-Equity, Working Capital Ratio, Current Ratio, Debt-to-equity ratio) and potential red flags

- Understanding sources of funding and leverage (debt financing vs equity financing); definition of equity as it relates to equity program requirements

AllaVolodina teaches at York University various accounting courses including ADMS3585.