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Advanced Financial Modelling with Excel

Modeling Best Practices

Advanced Financial Modelling with Excel
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

22-26 Sep 2025
Dubai
$5,950
22-26 Dec 2025
London
$5,950
13-17 Jul 2026
Barcelona
$5,950
21-25 Sep 2026
London
$5,950
21-25 Dec 2026
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

04-08 Aug 2025
Online
$3,950
27-31 Oct 2025
Online
$3,950
20-24 Apr 2026
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

This Advanced Financial Modelling with Excel training course is designed to elevate your financial modelling skills to an advanced level through the analysis of real-world case studies. It also aims to enhance your financial knowledge, enabling you to make informed decisions that reduce costs, increase profitability, and minimize risk. The course covers the latest tools and techniques for estimating sales, costs, risks, and economic variables, culminating in the development of advanced financial optimization models using Excel and internationally recognized best practices.

This training course will feature:

  • Practical application of advanced financial modelling skills to real life case studies in the Oil & Gas sector and your company
  • Development of advanced financial knowledge and its application to business problems and decision making
  • The development of Advanced Financial Models which will be of practical use to you and your organization
  • Training using Excel and the latest financial analysis tools and techniques
  • Supporting material in both hard and soft copy explaining key Financial and Modelling techniques and applications

What are the goals?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Make improved financial decisions using Excel
  • Develop advanced financial models using Excel
  • Apply best practice and the latest tools and techniques to analyse financial data
  • Manage sales, costs and financial risk using financial models
  • Prepare, use and report on advanced financial models

Who is this Training Course for?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Professionals who need to develop a greater understanding of finance
  • Professionals who need to develop their advanced financial modelling skills
  • Those who make decisions using financial models or are impacted by those decisions
  • Those responsible for managing finance
  • Those responsible for estimating sales, costs, risks and economic variables

How will this Training Course be Presented?

Throughout the course delegates will work on case studies and real life examples to develop their Advanced Financial Modelling and Finance skills. The course is taught by an experienced financial practitioner, who will guide you through finance and the latest tools and techniques, using a range of methods including discussions, case studies and exercises. Where appropriate, these will include real issues brought to the workshop by delegates. The course is highly participatory ensuring that delegates leave with new skills to benefit their personal and organizational development.

The Course Content

Day One: Advanced Modelling Skills with Excel
  • From Basic Modelling to Advanced Modelling
  • Identifying Financial Applications for Modelling in the Oil & Gas sector
  • Advanced Financial Applications of Excel
  • Advanced Financial Analysis Tools in Excel
  • Graphs & Charts to aid Financial Analysis
  • Best Practice in Modelling with Excel
Day Two: Estimation Models - Income, Costs, Risks & Economic Variables (Oil Prices, Exchange Rates & Interest Rates)
  • Cost Estimation – Incremental; Inflation, PERT, Supply & Demand factors
  • Forecasting using Statistical Methods in Excel – Time Series Analysis, Exponential Smoothing, Correlation & Regression Analysis
  • Risk Measurement using – Probability Analysis, Correlation & Beta
  • Forecasting Oil Prices using statistical models
  • Measuring & Managing Investment Risk
  • Forecasting Interest Rates & Exchange Rates using historical data, Interest Rate Parity Theory and Purchasing Power Parity Theory
Day Three: Developing an Advanced Financial Optimisation Model
  • Developing the Financial Model using Costs and Economic Variables estimated on Day 2
  • Simulating changes to Costs & Accounts Payable
  • Simulating changes to Sales Volume, Oil Price & Accounts Receivables
  • Financial Derivatives – Forwards, Options Futures & Swaps
  • Using Derivatives to Managing Oil Price Volatility, Interest Rates & Exchange Rates
  • Implementing Policies to manage change
Day Four: Models to Assess Growth Strategies
  • Evaluating growth strategies
  • Models to simulate growth strategies
  • The dangers of Overtrading
  • Examining the impact on Working Capital
  • Examining the impact on Leverage
  • Mergers & Acquisitions – Modelling the impact on Share Price, Market Value, Earnings & EPS
Day Five: Modelling Best Practices
  • Case Study incorporating the skills from Day 1 – 4
  • Developing an Advanced Financial Optimisation Model to meet the needs of the delegates and their organisation
  • Presentation of the Model
  • Testing the Model
  • Improving the Model
  • Decision Making & Reporting

Providers and Associations

Anderson
Anderson
Aztech Training
Aztech Training