Investment Knowledge Series Financial Modelling

Financial modeling is the most crucial skill for corporate financiers and analysts. It is also a hugely valuable skill for accountants and finance directors involved in corporate planning and budgeting. Most Excel users are largely self-taught, learning enough Excel to cope with, rather than master, their role. The Investment Knowledge Series Financial Modelling manual is written by a team of experienced modellers. This is reflected in the focused approach to Excel skills – we know the key Excel skills and techniques 90% of Excel users don’t know. The manual focuses on these, always with the aim of improving speed and efficiency in core techniques and showing you how to automate or bulk edit to speed up your work.

The manual focuses on the technical and best practice skills required to effectively build flexible and responsive financial models..It is an excellent quality guide to use as a basis of best practice within a firm or modelling team. The manual comprises a step by step introduction to best practice; the necessary components of financial models; the Golden Rules of Design; crucial Excel skills in order to implement quickly and efficiently; model testing and auditing tools; and a series of quality management tools. The manual covers Excel 2003 and migration to the 2007 and 2010 versions.