Introduction to Financial Modeling

Description

This course provides a concise and practical introduction to financial modeling, based on prior knowledge of financial accounting and corporate finance. After an initiation to essential Excel functions used in professional contexts, students learn to quickly perform reliable analyses and master key formulas. Through examples drawn from project finance and corporate finance, the course presents modeling standards, the construction of three-statement financial models, the use of these models to address business questions, and sensitivity analyses. Students thus develop real proficiency in Excel and acquire best practices necessary to produce clear and robust models in Corporate Finance.