Excel for Accounting & Finance: Financial Modeling & Val.

Learn Excel from the Ground Up and Build Powerful Financial Models for Real-World Business Decisions.

What you'll learn

• Understand Financial Modeling in detail
• Learn to prepare Financial Models in Excel
• Before starting Financial Modeling, understand the Financial Statements in detail
• Learn all the key Accounting & Finance terms for Financial Modeling
• Learn Basic Finance, Time Value of Money and DCF
• Learn to calculate Net Present Value - NPV
• Learn to perform complete Financial Appraisal for projects

Requirements

• No prior knowledge or experience is requried. We will start right from the scratch.
• You should have Microsoft Excel: Any version will be fine for us.

Description

Microsoft Excel is the backbone of most office jobs, especially in Accounting and Finance. It is estimated that finance professionals spend over 50 percent of their time working in Excel. For anyone pursuing a career in business, mastering Excel is not just helpful — it is essential.

This course is Module 4 of our 4-part Excel Specialization for Accounting and Finance. It focuses entirely on Financial Modeling — one of the most valuable and high-impact Excel skills in the industry.

Financial Modeling is both an art and a science:

• The art of designing future-focused financial statements
• The science of making them accurate, dynamic, and decision-ready

At the core of every financial model is Microsoft Excel — the world’s most powerful tool for building structured, scenario-based, and data-driven models. In this course, you will learn how to build robust financial models that automatically update and adapt when inputs or assumptions change, without breaking any calculations.

Finance, Accounting, Financial Statements, and Financial Modeling all form the language of business. These are used by professionals every day to guide decisions, allocate resources, and shape business strategies.

This course teaches you that language by providing you with the tools, techniques, and confidence to create professional-grade financial models from the ground up.

What You’ll Learn:

• No prior experience needed — the course starts with the basics
• Understand key business reports and financial terms
• Learn the accounting logic behind financial statements
• Build full financial statements in Excel using raw accounting data
• Create a fully linked and dynamic 3-statement financial model using a startup case
• Learn core finance concepts: Time Value of Money, Present Value, Future Value, DCF, NPV, and IRR

What Makes This Course Special:

• Practical and project-based learning with real Excel use cases
• Includes templates, assignments, and case studies
• Covers both beginner and advanced Excel techniques
• Follows a real-world business scenario from basic reports to advanced modeling
• Taught by a Chartered Accountant with real industry and teaching experience

Who Should Enroll:

• Finance, Accounting, and Business students
• Aspiring finance professionals
• Entrepreneurs and business owners
• Startup founders and investors

Prerequisites:

• No prerequisites. Just bring your curiosity
• Basic Excel knowledge is helpful but not required — all key skills are taught in the course

Who this course is for:

• Startup and small business founders/owners
• Finance professionals and students
• Accounting professionals and students
• Investors and Venture Capitalists