Financial Modelling: Building a Model
Financial modelling is an invaluable skill for accountants but in the wrong hands, models can be confusing and misleading. This course will teach you to build robust financial models in Excel to forecast future performance, and to measure and respond to uncertainty and change.
Financial Modelling: Building a Model
This course will enable you to
- Set up financial models to forecast future performance and guide decision making.
- Model costs to help anticipate potential changes, make appropriate adjustments and remain profitable and competitive.
- Use financial models to estimate revenues, set targets and monitor progress.
- Build financial models that remain relevant over time, by factoring in inflation, indexation, interest and exchange rates.
- Present information in clear and accessible reports and visualisations, to inform decision making.
About the course
Financial modelling has become an invaluable part of finance and an indispensable skill for every accountant. But in the wrong hands, models can be confusing and misleading.
This practical course looks at the various inputs that must come together to enable you to create financial models to plan and prepare for the future. The step-by-step approach to building models, will give you the tools you need to make informed business decisions, protect against potential volatility, and deliver real value to your organisation.
Look inside
Contents
How it works
Author
Samuel Ellis
Sam has been using modern data technologies for the past decade to operate a lean and agile accounting function. He uses data analytics software e.g. Tableau to transform accounting reporting in a modern, shareable and actionable format whilst reducing time taken to prepare reports and streamlining content to minimise noise. Sam was a founding member and Chair of ACCA's Global Technology Forum, steering ACCA's approach to updating members around key technology developments and trends.
