FIN 320 Project One Financial Analyst Job Aid
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The goal of this job aid is to provide an overview of the day-to-day responsibilities of a financial analyst and to describe the role financial management plays in an organization.
Financial Responsibilities
[In this section, outline the responsibilities a financial analyst has in terms of financial management. Add 5–7 specific bullet points outlining these responsibilities, and use complete sentences so that expectations are clear.]
[Responsibility 1]
[Responsibility 2]
[Responsibility 3]
[Responsibility 4]
[Responsibility 5]
[Responsibility 6]
[Responsibility 7]
Financial Management Decisions
[In this section, discuss the importance of using financial management for business decisions, and provide examples to support your claims.
Consider the bullet points you outlined above. How do these responsibilities help to inform management decisions, and what would happen if management didn’t have this information? This should be a brief paragraph with examples.]
Accounting Principles
[In this section, explain how accounting principles are used to analyze a business’s financial health, and provide examples to support your claims.
Write a brief paragraph that explains accounting principles and how they are used within financial management in relation to analyzing financial health. What accounting information and approaches do financial analysts rely on, and how do they use it? What would happen if that information was not available or was not accurate?]
Financial Statements
[In this section, describe how financial statements are used to help businesses make finance-related decisions, and provide examples to support your claims.
Consider identifying the information contained in financial statements and what financial analysts would need in order to do their job. What types of finance-related business decisions would this information help to inform? Provide real or fictional examples to help show this.]
Financial Terminology
[In this section, explain how a financial analyst would use the provided financial terms in their day-to-day responsibilities in a clear, easy-to-understand way.
Provide a 1- to 2-sentence explanation of how a financial analyst might use each of the terms listed below, especially when communicating information to management or clients, or when relaying information to inform important decisions.]
Financial statement
Definition: [Insert definition.]
How this is used: [Insert explanation.]
Liquidity
Definition: [Insert definition.]
How this is used: [Insert explanation.]
Working capital
Definition: [Insert definition.]
How this is used: [Insert explanation.]
Diversification
Definition: [Insert definition.]
How this is used: [Insert explanation.]
Time value of money
Definition: [Insert definition.]
How this is used: [Insert explanation.]
