Financial Modeling Programme

Introduction

With the growing need for financial modeling to support management decisions globally, every organization must strive to keep its staff abreast with the latest financial modeling skills and policy analytical tools that will aid evidence-based decisions.

Since today’s business world is characterized by random upheavals in commerce and trade and economic uncertainties, a vital skill set is financial modeling. This skill is widely required by economists, bankers, policy experts, accountants, and financial analysts. It involves building investment analysis models and financial statements using Microsoft Excel.

Financial modeling will assist your staff in contributing meaningfully to organizational goals by helping them to develop the skills for making proper financial projections. It will also help them understand the concept of financial planning and financial forecasting. Again, the course will broaden their competence in effectively conducting bond and stock valuation and managing risk and uncertainties effectively for the firm. In all, the financial modeling course will help all the participants in using financial models to improve financial decision-making.

Against this backdrop, the School of Management and Social Sciences, Pan-Atlantic University, is pleased to offer this detailed course on financial modeling for organizations to help their staff improve in this area and strengthen their policy units to fulfil their mandates and become globally competitive.

Course Objective

1. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
2. Understand the fundamental of financial modeling.
3. Master financial analysis
4. Make financial projections smoothly
5. Understand the concept of financial planning
6. Use financial models to improve financial decision-making
7. Improve their skills of financial forecasting
8. Effectively conduct stock and bond valuation
9. Manage risk and uncertainty for organisations

Modules:

The modules will cover:

1. Fundamentals of Financial Modelling
2. Mastering Financial Analysis
3. Making Financial Projections
4. Financial Planning
5. Improving Financial Forecasting
6. Financial Modelling for Taking Investment Decisions
7. Time Value of Money
8. Managing Risk and Uncertainty
9. Stock and Bond Valuation

For Whom

The course on financial modelling is for officer to mid-level management personnel. The target audience also includes every department that requires the use of financial modeling such as accountants, equity research analysts, economists, financial analysts, fund managers, and the staff of research departments to provide a spring board for them to effectively function in their primary, secondary and tertiary roles.