Basics of Financial Modeling
Course Description
Do you want to build your career in the field of finance? Might be you are having the basic knowledge of finance but if you would like choose finance as a profession you could be acquainted with the financial modeling skills. In today’s digitalization era the demand for financial modeling skills has increased exponentially and many finance based jobs required the core skill of financial modeling.
This course will teach you the basics of financial modeling and the way of creating successful Financial Models with the help of an excel. In general term financial modeling is to be considered as a forecast the future cash flows with hypothetical outcomes. It’s a process of creating a financial model, which help to give the solution of any corporate financial issue and helps to develop the strategies for the future.
In almost all the finance domain (valuation of a company, valuation of an assets, mergers and acquisition, option pricing, budgeting, capital allocation, investment decisions, risk management etc.)Financial Modeling is the 'Core' Skill. Acquaint knowledge of financial modeling will help you to build a carrier as investment banker, risk analyst, project manager, fund manager, equity analyst, credit analyst etc.
This course is going to be delivered through a mixture of PPT’s, case studies, excel hands-on and AV’s. The methodology offers to forecast and give solution of the problem, gripping learners to apply relevant concepts through on-line class and prepare them for build their career in the field of finance.
By the end of the program, you will be able to develop a financial model that will help you to analyze a company from multiple standpoints like revenues, operations, investments, financing and valuations.
Course Content
Course Content:
Module 1: Week 1- 4 Hours
Introduction to Financial Modeling: Meaning and Types of Financial Models, Tools and Techniques of Financial Modeling, Uses of Financial Modeling, Process of Financial Model Development, Financial Modeling Skills.
Module 2: Week 2- 4 Hours
Creating Financial Model: Identify the problem, Gathering Data, Layout of Model, Defining inputs, calculations, and output blocks, determine audience, Basics of Excel, conditional formatting and Excel Formulas
Module 3: Week 3- 4 Hours
Valuation, Scenario Analysis & Sensitivity: Valuation Methods: DCF Analysis, Comparable Analysis (“Comps”), Precedent Transactions, Pivot Table, Pivot Chart, what if analysis, Applying Sensitivity Analysis, Applying Scenario Manager.
Module 4: Week 4- 4 Hours
Financial Modeling Techniques: Developing 3 Statements Model with excel.
Course Audience
This course is open for all, but would be more appropriate for those candidates who would like to build their career in the field of finance or would like to enhance finance knowledge through excel.
Outcomes of this Course
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the concept of financial modeling.
- Classify financial models.
- Enumerate various Tools and Techniques of Financial Modeling.
- Summarize sensitivity and scenario analysis.
- Connect the use of Excel Shortcut and Excel Formulas in Finance.
- Demonstrate the process of developing a Financial Model.
- Design and develop a Financial Model through Excel.
About Certificates
Certificate of Completion will be given on completion of all the assignments and actively participating during the course.
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