In CFI’s “Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Professional Excel Forecast Model Design” course, you will learn best-in-class model design techniques and hyperlinking to create a table of contents on the cover page o the model.
Explore industry leading FP&A model design practices.
Practice using keyboard shortcuts to greatly increase model build efficiency.
Use hyperlinks to create a table of contents on the model cover page.
FP&A Professional Excel Forecast Model Design Overview
CFI’s “FP&A Professional Excel Forecast Model Design” course will help learn best-in-class approaches to FP&A model design. This course will also teach you about the importance of cover pages as well as using hyperlinks to create a table of contents for the model.
FP&A Professional Excel Forecast Model Design Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
Apply best-in-class practices for FP&A model design used in the financial modeling community.
Understand the importance of the cover page in forming a first impression with your audience and instilling confidence in the decision-makers.
Explore the use of hyperlinks to create a helpful table of contents in the FP&A model.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is perfect for FP&A professionals at a beginner, intermediate, or even advanced level. This course is a part of a series of FP&A courses.
Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.
Skills LearnedAccounting, Finance, Excel, Data Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting, Power Query, Power BI, and more.
Career PrepFinancial Analyst, Project Evaluator, FP&A Manager and more
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Great intro course
This course allows you to sync with the instructor, before diving into more complicated parts
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Excellent
Very well articulated
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Very helpful
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