Financial Modelling: Getting Started
Financial modelling is one of the most highly valued skills of the finance professional. This course will help you to get started mastering that skill, by choosing the right approach, following the right processes and adhering to the relevant standards and guidelines.
Financial Modelling: Getting Started
This course will enable you to
- Build great financial models.
- Consider the wider context of financial modelling and what can be achieved.
- Spot and avoid the common pitfalls of financial modelling.
- Select the most appropriate type of financial model to achieve your objectives.
- Follow a clear process for developing a model to ensure your findings are consistent and comparable.
- Use the standards, codes and guidelines for financial modelling, to ensure excellence in layout and method.
About the course
Financial modelling is one of the most highly valued skills in accounting and financial analysis. It's also one of the most widely misunderstood. So what is a financial model, when should you use one, what process do you use, and how do you ensure they are as accurate as possible?
This course will help you to get started in financial modelling. You will learn how to choose the best model for your purpose, the process to follow to ensure consistency and comparability, and how to ensure that by following the standards and guidelines, your model will be easily understandable by colleagues.
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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.
