Spreadsheet Skills for Planning, Forecasting, Budgeting Knowledge Village, Dubai

Course details

This hands-on, practical finance & accounting training course will demonstrate how you can develop spreadsheet models to create a forecast, which can then be utilised to generate business plans and operating budgets with the use Excel® as it is used in practice. The applications will be focused on three crucial aspects of business and financial management - strategic planning, intelligent forecasting and realistic budgeting. Delegates will learn how accessible the power of Excel® is to provide realistic forecasts and prepare flexible budgets. The impact on efficiency in planning and control and therefore return on investment for companies and/or divisions will be startling.

This AZTech training course will feature:

• Mastery of the power of Excel®
• What functions to use from the Excel toolkit
• Principles of strategic planning and budgeting
• Mathematical forecasting models will be demystified
• Building financial models enabling "what if" analysis

 
What are the Goals?

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

• Navigate through the features and functions of Excel®
• Distinguish between data and output in spreadsheet architecture
• Analyze financial statements in order to plan ahead
• Build effective financial planning models
• Use forecasting techniques for budget preparation

Updated on 08 October, 2018