The course content is structured into interconnected modules, each building toward a comprehensive understanding of financial analysis and planning:

Financial Statement Analysis and Performance Metrics
• Overview of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
• Ratio analysis: profitability, efficiency, liquidity, and solvency metrics
• Vertical and horizontal analysis for historical comparison
• Common-size statements and benchmarking techniques

Financial Modelling Techniques in Excel
• Structuring financial models for clarity, flexibility, and auditability
• Assumption building and input sensitivity design
• Excel tools: lookup functions, conditional logic, goal seek, and data tables
• Constructing integrated financial statements models (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet)

Forecasting and Predictive Financial Analysis
• Quantitative methods: moving averages, linear regression, and exponential smoothing
• Scenario and what-if analysis to model future outcomes
• Forecasting revenues, costs, and capital expenditures
• Creating rolling forecasts and updating inputs dynamically

Budgeting and Strategic Financial Planning
• Top-down vs. bottom-up budgeting approaches
• Activity-based budgeting and zero-based budgeting techniques
• Aligning budgets with KPIs, strategic goals, and departmental plans
• Variance analysis: identifying deviations and recommending actions

Building Dashboards and Financial Reports in Excel
• Designing dynamic Excel dashboards using charts, slicers, and pivot tables
• Automating updates and visualizing key financial data
• Presenting financial models to stakeholders with clarity
• Case studies: from data to decision-making using Excel reporting tools

Case-Based Applications and Group Exercises
• Developing complete financial models from raw data
• Scenario simulations for investment and strategic planning
• Live forecasting exercises with Excel models
• Peer-reviewed budgeting presentations for project or corporate initiatives

Throughout the course, participants will work on real-world financial scenarios and receive templates and tools that they can adapt to their own work environments.

Financial Analysis, Modelling, Forecasting & Budgeting Training Course in London

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