Financial Analysis and Forecasting: Tools and Techniques

Decision making process is a challenge given the future uncertainties and risk of not making the optimal decision. This course will explain the methodology required to be followed to properly analyze the assess historical performance and making sound future forecasts, hence improving the business financial results and success.

The course is a hands-on workshop that applies the forecasting techniques utilizing MS Excel through the use of different exercises and case studies.

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

• Use ratio and financial analysis to Interpret company financials and industry position
• Analyze real-life financial statements from companies traded on the world and 'GCC' stock exchanges
• Apply different forecasting techniques that will help in making financial and business decisions
• Utilize Microsoft Excel to build forecasting models effectively

Financial controllers, analysts, finance and accounting managers, supervisors, and finance professionals who need to interpret and analyze financial statements and use them to create and maintain forecasts in their organizations.

• Understanding and performing financial analysis
• Perform vertical, horizontal and trend analysis
• Forecasting
• Modeling financial statements
• Applying Excel functions and tools

This is a hands-on training course using laptops. Participants are required to use their own laptops equipped with Excel 2016 or higher for the duration of the training.