Making decisions based on gut feelings is outdated. Today’s managers use Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheets to create financial models to understand the financial impact of various available options and to run a variety of sensitivity around them. Financial modeling using Microsoft Excel enables better decision making as it allows you to run simulations and projections faster and better and in real time.

Financial Modeling Concepts for Investment Banking

Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills are necessary for business executives, entrepreneurs and business school students. Whether you are building a complex financial model for a hotel chain or managing your household expenses, using Excel and other spreadsheets makes your task easier.

There are numerous Microsoft Excel books and online Microsoft Excel lessons.  While the numerous Microsoft Excel books and online Microsoft Excel lessons teach you what they promise, they do not and cannot address the unique Excel and financial modeling needs of individuals and organizations. This is where working with a Microsoft Excel tutor will help. He or she can help you address your specific need.

Financial modeling and Microsoft Excel tutoring services

The requirements of your school or job can vary significantly and we are here to address your needs. Be it using Microsoft Excel for a specific course or working with you on building a complex financial model, or modifying an operations model, we can tailor a program just for you.

We have classified our Microsoft Excel and financial modeling services into categories.

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Excel for beginners: You may not have used Microsoft Excel before but your MBA program or new role at work requires you to get proficient with Microsoft Excel quickly. Rather than spend countless hours trying to learn Microsoft Excel, you can spend a few hours with one of our Microsoft Excel tutors and quickly get up to speed on Microsoft Excel.

Excel intermediate: Excel intermediate will help you step up from basic Excel skills to intermediate skills. With intermediate Excel skills, you will be able to independently build Excel models for specific tasks, including building a financial model for a business plan, or a discounted cash flow model for an investment opportunity, or the operational metrics for a manufacturing company.

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Excel advanced: Excel advanced will help you get into programming for large scale operations with VBA. This is required only for Excel power users.

Financial modeling: We will teach you the steps involved in building Excel models for various purposes. Our focus here is not on using Excel skills, but on the managerial and thought processes that need to go into building effective and efficient Excel models.

Financial Modeling for Financial Statement Analysis

Microsoft Excel skills are needed to build financial models that aid in data analysis and decision making. However, that is insufficient. You need to be able to structure the situation in an organized manner that enables Excel to gather inputs efficiently, perform the appropriate computations and arrive at the various outputs in a manner that enables visualization of the outcomes enabling decision-making. Learn tips, techniques and best practices in building financial models online from seasoned management consultants.

We will teach you the steps involved in building financial models for various purposes such as building a financial model for a business plan, or a discounted cash flow model for an investment opportunity or the operational metrics for a manufacturing company. Our focus here is not on using Excel skills, but on the managerial and thought processes that need to go into building effective and efficient Excel models.

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