Financial Planning and Analysis: Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Modelling
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Financial Planning and Analysis: Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Modelling Course
Introduction:
Gain expertise in constructing a rolling 12-month cash flow forecast model through our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) course. In this comprehensive training program on monthly cash flow modeling, you will learn to develop a dynamic Excel model from scratch, incorporating assumptions, financial data, supporting schedules, and visual charts.
The Financial Planning and Analysis: Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Modeling course focuses on forecasting revenues, operating expenses, and changes in balance sheet items to generate accurate monthly cash flow projections.
Furthermore, you will assess the financial implications of the forecast on the business, determine the necessity of raising capital, evaluate credit metrics, and create visually appealing charts to effectively communicate information to management and facilitate executive decision-making.
By mastering the art of monthly cash flow forecasting, you will enhance your financial planning and analysis skills, enabling you to make informed strategic decisions and provide valuable insights to drive business success
Course Objectives:
At the end of this Financial Planning and Analysis: Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Modelling training course, you will be able to:
- Apply a structured approach to monthly cash flow modelling in Excel
- Build up the assumptions and formulas required to forecast the business month by month
- Understand how to forecast the financial statements based on the business plan
- Calculate the monthly cash flow
- Analyze the impact of the forecast on the company’s balance sheet and capitalization
- Output relevant graphs to illustrate the cash flow profile to management
Who Should Attend?
Financial Planning and Analysis: Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Modelling training course, is ideal for:
- Anyone working in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), accounting, or finance departments and is required to build monthly financial models in their job. Career paths may include accounting, finance, treasury, and corporate development.
Course Outlines:
Introduction to Financial Analysis
- Financial Economic Decision-Making: The challenge
- Financial/economic analysis practice
- Understanding the value-creating company
- Shareholder and corporate value
- Business: A dynamic perspective
- Corporate governance and the agency problem
- Description: What information and data to use?
- Financial statements: Nature
- Financial analysis and decision-making: Context
Financial Modeling Best Practices
- Robust rolling forecast models
- Inputs and assumptions
- Processing and formulas
- Outputs and graphs
- Modeling best practices and tradeoffs
- Interactive exercise 1
Modeling Cash Flows (Review)
- Key learning objectives
- Operating cash flow
- Investing cash flow
- Financing cash flow & circular references
Building Your Financial Model in Excel
- Overview of the modeling process
- Time periods
- Historical assumptions and drivers
- Forecast assumptions and drivers
- Income statement: revenue to EBITDA
- Balance sheet: AR, inventory & AP
- Supporting schedules: PP&E
- Supporting schedules: debt schedule
- Completing the income statement and balance sheet
- Cash flow statement and cash balance
Enhancing Your Model
- Key learning objectives
- Conditional formatting
- Data validation
- Protecting the worksheet
- Auditing the model
- Charts and graphs
- Interactive exercise 2