Aspiring to become a CFO, audit partner, professional investor, or accredited accountant? You'll need a deep understanding of the complex topics and significant issues influencing corporate reporting outcomes. This course covers critical reporting choices financial leaders make and the ethical, theoretical, market, and other influences that bear on these choices. You will also learn how to account for complex matters such as financial instruments and leases, along with how accounting information affects share prices. Mastering the skills from this course will enable you analyse and positively influence accounting decisions that shape a firm's bottom line.