List of Financial Analyst Technical Skills
The most common financial analyst technical skills are accounting, bookkeeping, budgeting, calculating the cost of capital, derivatives, Excel spreadsheets, forecasting, goal-seeking in Excel, hurdle rate calculations, internal rate of return (IRR), joint-venture analysis, monthly reporting, net present value (NPV), operating cash flow, perpetuity valuation, return on invested capital, spreadsheet design, terminal value, unlevered free cash flow, valuation analysis, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), XIRR, year-over-year, and zero-based budgeting. In addition to this list of technical skills, analysts must also be strong in financial modeling and creating presentations, and possess good communication skills. To learn more, check out CFI’s career map.
