Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Course Outline for PGP/FPM

PGP Batch: 2018-20 Term: I Credits: 3

Instructors: Padmini Srinivasan (Sections A and D)

Debarati Basu (Sections B and F)
Srinivasan Rangan (Section C)
R Narayanaswamy (Section E)

I. Course Objectives:
Through an introduction into the concepts, techniques and issues of financial accounting and
reporting, this course aims to enable students to:

1. Appreciate the information needs of the different categories of users of a company’s

financial reports,

2. Understand the significance of accounting principles and the systems and processes
involved in preparing and presenting financial reports, and

3. Analyze and interpret financial reports.

At the end of the course, students are not expected to become trained accountants but they
should develop into informed users of financial statements. They should:
 Be able to analyze business transactions in a systematic manner,
 Have a comprehensive understanding of the information available in financial
reports, and
 Be able to analyze the financial statements of a company.

II. Course Delivery:

 Pedagogy: A mix of lectures, case discussion and analysis of real financial

statements. At least one annual report of an Indian company will be reviewed
comprehensively by all the instructors.

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  Reading Material:

o R. Narayanaswamy, Financial Accounting: A Managerial Perspective, Sixth

Edition, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.

o 2017-18 Annual Report of Dr. Reddy Laboratories Limited.

III. Session Plan:

The course will be covered in three modules:

i. The Basic Accounting Model which details the mechanics of accounting,

ii. Measuring and Reporting Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity which
describes the information conveyed by the various components of accounting, and

iii. Analysing and Interpreting Financial Statements which discusses the process of
analysing financial performance using financial statements.

Module details:
Module I: The Basics of Financial Statements (Number of Sessions: 5)

This module provides an overview of financial reporting and accounting systems and
discusses the role of accounting in providing information for decisions. It explains the basic
transaction processing model and the accounting principles and concepts relevant to the
preparation of financial statements from transactions and documents. It covers:

 Chapter 1: Business Accounting and Basic

 Chapter 2: Financial Statements
 Chapter 3: Transaction Processing
 Chapter 4: Measuring Income

Module II: Measuring and Reporting Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
(Number of Sessions: 10)

This module discusses the generally accepted accounting principles that are used in the
preparation and presentation of financial statements. It explains the accounting standards
applicable to certain major items that appear in financial statements and provides an
overview of the relevant legal requirements relating to disclosure. It covers:

 Chapter 5: Inventories
 Chapter 6: Long-lived Assets
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  Chapter 7: Financial Assets
 Chapter 8: Operating Investments
 Chapter 9: Operating Liabilities
 Chapter 10: Financial Liabilities
 Chapter 11: Equity

Module III: Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements (Number of sessions: 5)

This module deals with the analysis and interpretation of financial statements using tools
like financial ratios, trends and common-size statements. It also details out the components
of the statement of cash flows and the inter-relationship among these components. It also
identifies difficulties in comparing financial statements across firms. It covers:

 Chapter 12: Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss

 Chapter 13: Statement of Cash Flows
 Chapter 14: Financial Statements of Banks
 Chapter 15: Earnings Analysis and Qualitative Information

IV. Course Evaluation:

1. Test 1 10 %

2. Mid-term Examination 20 %

3. End-term Examination 30 %

4. Project on Financial Statement Analysis 20 %

5. Test/Case/Presentation/Class Participation/Viva/Game* 20 %

*The first four components are common to all sections. The fifth component will vary by
instructor. Your instructor will inform you about the exact requirements for the fifth
component.

V. Attendance Policy:

PGP Office Attendance Rules will apply

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