Description
Course Overview:
This comprehensive course on financial modelling is designed to provide participants with the essential skills and knowledge required to build robust and dynamic financial models using Microsoft Excel. Through a blend of theoretical concepts and practical applications, participants will learn to construct financial statements, perform various financial analyses, and conduct evaluations. The course begins with an introduction to financial modelling fundamentals and progresses through advanced Excel techniques, ensuring participants can effectively plan, design, and implement sophisticated financial models.
Participants will gain hands-on experience with Excel's powerful tools and functions, learning to streamline their workflow with shortcuts and advanced formulas. The course covers the application of scenarios and sensitivity analysis to models, enabling participants to predict outcomes under different conditions. Additionally, participants will learn to present their models effectively, using charts and visual aids to communicate key insights.
By the end of the course, participants will be proficient in building comprehensive financial statements, including the Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Balance Sheet. They will also master the principles of discounted cash flow valuation and integrate financial statements to create reusable budget models. This course is ideal for finance professionals, business analysts, accountants, and anyone seeking to enhance their financial modelling skills and Excel proficiency.
Audience:
- Finance professionals
- Business analysts
- Accountants
- Investment bankers
- Financial consultants
- Students pursuing finance or business degrees
- Anyone interested in gaining proficiency in financial modeling and Excel
Description
Course Outline:
1. Introduction to Financial Modeling
- Fundamentals of financial modeling
- Essential steps in model building
- Key concepts and principles
2. Getting Acquainted with Excel
- Understanding the different versions of Excel
- Defining modern Excel capabilities
- Recognizing potential pitfalls of using Excel
- Exploring alternatives and supplements to Excel
3. Planning and Designing a Financial Model
- Identifying the problem your financial model needs to solve
- Designing the model to address the problem effectively
- Gathering and organizing data for the model
- Documenting the model's limitations
- Structuring the model: layout and organization
- Defining inputs, calculations, and outputs
- Understanding the needs of your audience
4. Excel Tools and Techniques
- Mastering cell referencing
- Naming ranges for efficiency
- Linking data within Excel
- Utilizing shortcuts to save time
5. Excel Functions and Formulas in Finance
- Differentiating between formulas and functions
- Key functions and formulas for financial modeling
- Discovering and applying necessary functions
- Leveraging advanced functions and formulas
6. Applying Scenarios to Financial Models
- Understanding types of financial analysis
- Building and applying drop-down scenarios
- Conducting sensitivity analysis using data tables
- Utilizing scenario manager for loan calculations
7. Charting and Presenting Model Output
- Selecting relevant data to display
- Effectively charting scenarios to convey messages
- Choosing appropriate chart types for presentation
8. Building Financial Statements Model
- Entering and managing assumptions
- Calculating revenue and expenses
- Constructing the Income Statement
- Developing the Cash Flow Statement
- Creating the Balance Sheet
- Incorporating scenarios into financial statements
9. Building a Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
- Understanding discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation
- Calculating Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
- Determining Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
- Finding the Terminal Value
- Discounting cash flows and performing valuation
10. Integrating Financial Statements Model
- Creating a reusable budget model template
- Developing dynamic titles for clarity
- Calculating cash requirements for budgeted asset purchases
- Estimating budgeted depreciation
General Notes
GENERAL NOTES
i. The clients have many options on where they would wish to have the training
ii. The client should communicate their preferred training venue at least seven days before the training date failure to which the training shall take place in Nairobi.
iii. This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.
iii. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.
iv. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a Chania finance consultancy certificate.
v. The onsite training fee covers tuition fees, training materials, tea at 10am, lunch, tea at 4pm, training venue and a certificate on completion. Accommodation and travel may be arranged for our participants upon request.
vi. The online training fee covers tuition fees, training materials, and a certificate on completion.
Available at the following Venues
- Nairobi
- Mombasa
- Kisumu
- Nakuru
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Webex
- Google Teams
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