Flagship course
Statement Review Studio
A paced programme that teaches you to mark, question, and narrate financial statements — practised inside our financial statement review app.
Who it is for
Analysts, controllers, auditors in training, and FP&A partners who already know the statements exist — and want a calmer way to review them under time pressure.
Informational fee
Studio Cohort pricing is listed at £640 per learner on our pricing page. No payment is taken on this website.
Learning outcomes
- Build a first-pass annotation habit across all primary statements
- Spot cash-flow stories that the P&L disguises
- Interrogate notes for related parties, contingencies, and judgement
- Write board-ready findings under a two-minute read constraint
- Use the review app to keep comments attached to source lines
- Facilitate a short peer review without derailing the pack timeline
Modules
- 01
Review posture
Setting intent, time boxes, and what “done” means before opening the pack.
- 02
Income statement movements
Materiality lenses, mix shifts, and one-off noise.
- 03
Balance sheet integrity
Classification quirks, working capital, and covenant-sensitive lines.
- 04
Cash flow bridges
Linking profit to cash without losing the narrative thread.
- 05
Ratio discipline
When ratios help — and when they flatten important detail.
- 06
Notes scanning
A structured pass through policies, judgements, and commitments.
- 07
Related parties & contingencies
Finding the sentences boards actually need to hear.
- 08
Group and consolidation quirks
Eliminations and minority interests in plain language.
- 09
App fluency labs
Annotation shortcuts, shared workspaces, and export etiquette.
- 10
Board phrasing
Turning marks into findings a non-accountant can use.
- 11
Peer review ritual
Running a 25-minute circle that improves the pack, not the ego.
Instructor
Dr. Naomi Ellison
Former mid-market audit partner turned educator. Naomi designed Statement Review Studio after watching talented juniors drown in unstructured pack reviews. She facilitates most UK evening labs from Sheffield and Austerfield.
FAQ
Do I need IFRS experience?
Comfort with basic statements is enough. We contextualise UK GAAP and IFRS differences where they change the review question — we do not teach standards from scratch.
Is the financial statement review app included?
Yes. Studio Cohort includes twelve months of app access. Desk Seat paths include six months.
What is a real limitation of this course?
We do not replace your firm’s methodology manuals. If your employer requires a proprietary checklist, Studio sits alongside it — it will not overwrite internal sign-off steps. Also, scanned image-only PDFs are a poor fit for the app until they are made searchable.
How much time each week?
Plan for about four hours: one live lab and three hours of app practice plus reading.
Learner notes
“Module 7 forced me to slow down on related-party notes. I still find the group consolidation week heavy, but the phrasing templates from Module 10 earn their keep every quarter.”