Business Finance: Introduction to Financial Modeling

Creating a sound financial model can empower business people and organizations to make informed decisions on a quantitative level. In this course, learn how to design a financial model and find out how it can benefit your business, and discover ways to plan for the unknown. Instructor Joshua Richin teaches the tools you’ll need, covering the importance of interpersonal skills and how financial modeling can empower thought leaders. Once the model is created, learn how to deliver it to stakeholders and how to demonstrate flexibility through scenario analysis.

Learning objectives
Apply the concepts of financial modeling to both organizational and personal settings.
Recognize the relationship between financial models and the major decision points the models inform.
List examples of interpersonal skills used as tools to achieve better results and relationships with stakeholders.
Explain how to create a design brief of a model as a foundation to ensure robust modeling outcomes.
Identify how to produce a financial model using data from a variety of sources.
Question the integrity of a financial model using quality assurance techniques.
Describe the impact on financial model outputs using scenario analysis.
Demonstrate financial model longevity through effective documentation and other sustainability practices.