Financial modelling: building a model

Overview

Financial modelling has become an invaluable part of finance and an indispensable skill for every accountant. But in the wrong hands, models can be confusing and misleading.

This practical course looks at the various inputs that must come together to enable you to create financial models to plan and prepare for the future. The step-by-step approach to building models, will give you the tools you need to make informed business decisions, protect against potential volatility, and deliver real value to your organisation.

This course will enable you to:

• set up financial models to forecast future performance and guide decision making
• model costs to help anticipate potential changes, make appropriate adjustments and remain profitable and competitive
• use financial models to estimate revenues, set targets and monitor progress
• build financial models that remain relevant over time, by factoring in inflation, indexation, interest and exchange rates
• present information in clear and accessible reports and visualisations, to inform decision making.

Helping accountants grow

Disclaimer: This course is available for ACCA members, you may need your ACCA membership number to complete your booking. This course and outline is provided by a third-party course provider. All course bookings are subject to the terms and conditions set by the course provider. Please see individual supplier pages for full terms and conditions. ACCA takes no liability for bookings made with third-party suppliers.