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Master Financial Modeling with Excel & AI: Analyze Forecast

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Master Financial Modeling with Excel & AI: Analyze Forecast

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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12 reviews

Beginner level

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2 weeks to complete
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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply Excel functions to analyze data and build fully linked financial statements.

  • Evaluate investments using NPV, IRR, sensitivity testing, and scenario analysis tools.

  • Visualize, audit, and validate financial models for accurate, decision-ready insights.

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January 2026

Assessments

25 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the AI for Business Ethics & Financial Strategy Mastery Specialization
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There are 7 modules in this course

By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply core Excel functions, analyze financial datasets, build complete financial statements, evaluate investments using NPV and IRR, perform sensitivity testing, and visualize and audit financial models with confidence.

This comprehensive training program equips learners with the practical skills used by financial analysts, investment professionals, and decision-makers across industries. Through step-by-step lessons, learners explore Excel’s essential tools—from lookup functions and data validation to advanced analytical features like Goal Seek, Data Tables, and Scenario Manager. They will also construct fully linked Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow Statements, ensuring a deep understanding of model structure and financial relationships. What makes this course unique is its integration of generative AI principles, real-world modeling workflows, and a progressive learning structure that mirrors professional financial modeling practices. Learners move from foundational Excel skills to advanced scenario analysis and visualization techniques, gaining the ability to build accurate, reliable, and audit-ready models. Whether preparing for a finance career or enhancing analytical capabilities, this course provides the tools needed to interpret data, forecast outcomes, and make informed financial decisions.

This module builds a strong foundation in Microsoft Excel for financial analysis, introducing essential interface navigation, core functions, and key statistical and lookup tools used throughout professional financial modeling workflows.

What's included

14 videos4 assignments

14 videosTotal 85 minutes
  • Ms Excel for Finance Analysis10 minutes
  • What is Financial Analysis3 minutes
  • Why Excel for Financial Analysis3 minutes
  • Excel Interface Refresher6 minutes
  • Best Practices for Financial Modeling in Excel5 minutes
  • IF - Conditional Logic9 minutes
  • AND - OR - Combining Conditions6 minutes
  • Handling Errors Gracefully6 minutes
  • VLOOKUP Vertical LOOKUP7 minutes
  • HLOOKUP Horizontal LOOKUP4 minutes
  • XLOOKUP Modern8 minutes
  • AVERAGE - MEDIAN - MODE - Central Tendency5 minutes
  • Standard Deviation for Risk Assessment8 minutes
  • Measuring Relationships Between Data Sets5 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Graded-Excel Foundations for Financial Analysts30 minutes
  • Getting Started with Excel for Finance10 minutes
  • Core Excel Best Practices10 minutes
  • Essential Lookup & Statistical Tools10 minutes

This module focuses on data integrity, precision control, and criteria-based calculations, equipping learners with the ability to clean, validate, and organize large datasets essential for accurate financial modeling.

What's included

14 videos4 assignments

14 videosTotal 107 minutes
  • Summing Data Based on Criteria9 minutes
  • Counting Data Based on Criteria7 minutes
  • Controlling Precision4 minutes
  • Current Date and Time5 minutes
  • Calculating Future Past Dates5 minutes
  • Data Validation - Ensuring Data Integrity11 minutes
  • Conditional Formatting Part 19 minutes
  • Conditional Formatting Part 29 minutes
  • Conditional Formatting Part 39 minutes
  • Sorting and Filtering Part 19 minutes
  • Sorting and Filtering Part 211 minutes
  • Text to Columns - Remove Duplicates Part 16 minutes
  • Text to Columns - Remove Duplicates Part 27 minutes
  • Text to Columns - Remove Duplicates Part 36 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Graded-Data Handling & Precision Techniques in Excel30 minutes
  • Working with Criteria-Based Functions10 minutes
  • Time & Precision Tools10 minutes
  • Data Integrity & Cleanup Essentials10 minutes

This module explores the foundational mathematics behind financial decision-making, including discounting, compounding, loan calculations, and investment appraisal using NPV and IRR.

What's included

12 videos4 assignments

12 videosTotal 92 minutes
  • Time Value of Money Functions1 minute
  • Value of a Future Sum Today Part 15 minutes
  • Value of a Future Sum Today Part 210 minutes
  • Value of a Present Sum in the Future Part 18 minutes
  • Value of a Present Sum in the Future Part 28 minutes
  • Loan Annuity Payment Calculation6 minutes
  • Number of Periods for an Investment10 minutes
  • Interest Rate Per Period8 minutes
  • Net Present Value8 minutes
  • Internal Rate of Return11 minutes
  • Net Present Value with Irregular Dates8 minutes
  • Internal Rate of Return with Irregular Dates8 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Graded-Time Value of Money & Investment Mathematics30 minutes
  • Time Value of Money Fundamentals10 minutes
  • Loans, Investments & Interest Rates10 minutes
  • Valuation Metrics: NPV & IRR10 minutes

This module introduces depreciation methods, Excel’s analytical toolset, and scenario analysis techniques, empowering learners to perform financial simulations and assess outcome variability.

What's included

10 videos3 assignments

10 videosTotal 81 minutes
  • Straight-Line Depreciation11 minutes
  • Declining Balance Depreciation5 minutes
  • Double-Declining Balance Depreciation10 minutes
  • Data Analysis Tools in Excel1 minute
  • PivotTables and PivotCharts for Financial Reporting Part 111 minutes
  • PivotTables and PivotCharts for Financial Reporting part 211 minutes
  • Goal Seek12 minutes
  • Scenario Manager Part 16 minutes
  • Scenario Manager Part 28 minutes
  • Data Tables6 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes
  • Graded-Depreciation, Data Tools & Scenario Analysis30 minutes
  • Depreciation Techniques10 minutes
  • Excel’s Analytical Power Tools10 minutes

This module guides learners through constructing complete financial statements—including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement—while applying best practices and ensuring accurate reconciliation.

What's included

11 videos4 assignments

11 videosTotal 74 minutes
  • Introduction to Building Financial Models3 minutes
  • Glossary and Importance3 minutes
  • Best Practice and Input6 minutes
  • Input Assumptions5 minutes
  • Income Statement9 minutes
  • Balance Sheet Part 18 minutes
  • Balance Sheet Part 211 minutes
  • Cash Flow Statement Part 18 minutes
  • Cash Flow Statement Part 25 minutes
  • Reconciliation Check and Story Telling11 minutes
  • Conclusion5 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Graded-Building Full Financial Statements30 minutes
  • Foundations of Financial Modeling10 minutes
  • Income Statement & Balance Sheet10 minutes
  • Cash Flow & Quality Checks10 minutes

This module provides an in-depth exploration of sensitivity analysis techniques, enabling learners to evaluate risk, test assumptions, and interpret variable impacts using Excel-based analytical tools.

What's included

10 videos3 assignments

10 videosTotal 70 minutes
  • Introduction to Sensitivity Analysis9 minutes
  • One-Variable Data Tables8 minutes
  • Two-Variable Data Tables10 minutes
  • Scenario Analysis Basics6 minutes
  • Scenario Manager in Excel5 minutes
  • Goal Seek for Financial Models6 minutes
  • What-If Analysis Techniques9 minutes
  • Impact Analysis on Profit & Revenue5 minutes
  • Advanced Sensitivity Techniques8 minutes
  • Sensitivity Analysis Summary4 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes
  • Graded-Advanced Sensitivity Analysis30 minutes
  • Sensitivity Analysis Masterclass10 minutes
  • Deep-Dive Sensitivity Extensions10 minutes

This module enhances financial storytelling through data visualization techniques and ensures model reliability using Excel’s auditing tools, preparing learners to deliver clear, accurate financial insights.

What's included

13 videos3 assignments

13 videosTotal 104 minutes
  • Financial Charts Overview6 minutes
  • Line Charts for Financial Trends8 minutes
  • Column & Bar Charts8 minutes
  • Chart Formatting & Customization7 minutes
  • Profit & Revenue Visualization13 minutes
  • Comparative Financial Charts8 minutes
  • Advanced Chart Techniques6 minutes
  • Combo Charts for Analysis9 minutes
  • Financial Dashboards Basics4 minutes
  • Formula Auditing Basics9 minutes
  • Trace Precedents & Dependents9 minutes
  • Evaluating and Debugging Formulas6 minutes
  • Identifying and Fixing Model Errors13 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes
  • Graded-Visualization, Auditing & Reporting Excellence30 minutes
  • Data Visualization for Finance10 minutes
  • Error Checking & Audit Trails10 minutes

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