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Exploring the Essential Features of “FP&A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model – Tim Vipond – CFI Education”
Master the art of building a rolling 12-month cash flow forecast model in our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) class.
- Understand the proper structure of a monthly operating model
- Create business assumptions and inputs
- Develop a dashboard to convey key results and metrics
Overview
Recommended prep course
These preparatory courses are optional, but we recommend you to complete the stated prep course(s) or possess the equivalent knowledge prior to enrolling in this course:Introduction to 3-Statement Modeling
Monthly cash flow modeling course overview
Master the art of building a rolling 12-month cash flow forecast model in our Financial Planning & Analysis FP&A class. In this monthly cash flow modeling course, you will learn to build an Excel model from scratch, complete with assumptions, financials, supporting schedules, and charts. This FP&A course will look at forecasting revenues, operating expenses, and changes in balance sheet items to arrive at monthly cash flow. From there, we will assess the financial impact of the forecast on the business, decide if capital needs to be raised, evaluate credit metrics, and create elegant charts to inform management and make executive decisions.
Monthly cash flow modeling course objectives
Key Learning Objectives:
- Apply a structured approach to monthly cash flow modeling in Excel
- Build up the assumptions and formulas required to forecast the business month by month
- Understand how to forecast the financial statements based on the business plan
- Calculate the monthly cash flow
- Analyze the impact of the forecast on the company’s balance sheet and capitalization
- Output relevant graphs to illustrate the cash flow profile to management
What’s covered in this FP&A Excel modeling course?
This FP&A Excel modeling course covers best practices such as building an organized assumptions section, designing better formulas, and creating informative charts and graphs. More specifically, students will learn how to forecast the income statement, balance sheet, and resulting cash flow, as well as creating schedules for accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, property plant and equipment (PP&E), debt and interest. Excel skills that will be emphasized in this course include conditional formatting, data validation, IF statements, and other formulas and functions required to complete the financial model.
Who should take this FP&A course?
This monthly cash flow modeling course is critical for anyone working in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), accounting, or finance departments and is required to build monthly financial models in their job. Career paths may include accounting, finance, treasury, and corporate
What you’ll learn
Introduction
Course introduction
Instructors
Course objectives
Downloadable files
Preview of final product
Financial Modeling Best Practices
Robust rolling forecast models
Inputs and assumptions
Processing and formulas
Outputs and graphs
Modeling best practices and tradeoffs
Interactive exercise 1
Modeling Cash Flows (Review)
Key session objectives
Operating cash flow
Investing cash flow
Financing cash flow & circular references
Interactive exercise 2
Building Your Financial Model in Excel
Overview of the modeling process
Time periods
Historical assumptions and drivers
Forecast assumptions and drivers
Income statement: revenue to EBITDA
Balance sheet: AR, inventory & AP
Supporting schedules: PP&E
Supporting schedules: debt schedule
Completing the income statement and balance sheet
Cash flow statement and cash balance
Interactive exercise 3
Enhancing Your Model
Key session objectives
Conditional formatting
Data validation
Protecting the worksheet
Auditing the model
Charts and graphs
Interactive exercise 4
Final Product
Roll forward one month (example)
Download completed model
Summary
Qualified Assessment
Qualified assessment
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