Practical Financial Modelling: A Guide to Current Practice (CIMA Professional Handbook)

by JonathanSwan (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.22

  This book is for all financial professionals whose work, to a greater or lesser degree, involves complex spreadsheets and financial models. This includes investment bankers, commercial banks, accountancy firms, property firms, public sector including local government and healthcare, PFI/PPP enterprises, financial managers and financially literate general managers. Junior/middle management, where the focus would be on cash flow forecasting and budgeting tasks, will also find this book of value. For the vast majority of people involved in this subject, financial modelling is an activity, a task requiring skills. Once people have the ability to structure the model, they have a better starting point from which to address the financial problems. This new book proposal intends to offer that starting point.Theory is limited to the absolute essentials that aid understanding; thus the focus with this new book is very practical - this is 'how-to-do-it', showing best practice, and is illustrated with many practical worked examples. Practical Financial Modelling covers all the essentials in one book. It includes how-to approach, with numerous worked examples. It also explains the techniques and functions of Excel most use in financial modelling and budgeting.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $11.33

  This second edition of Practical Financial Modelling is vital tool for all finance and management professionals whose work involves the production and development of complex spreadsheets and financial models. The author bridges the gap between the Excel manual and financial literature with a wealth of practical advise and useful tips. The book identifies good practice and highlights those areas which are prone to error and inconsistency resulting in a refreshingly simple approach to building and using financial models suitable for novice and experienced modellers. By using practical worked examples the most effective ways in which problems can be solved are explored. Key themes include: model structure, audit formulae and functions and model use. The following are new to the second edition: instructive information on Excel 2007 and its enhanced modelling functions and feature; risk controls in developing and using financial models; test-yourself modelling problems and applied examples in every chapter; substantial information related to reporting and charting techniques; and, an appendix devoted to parallel comparison of how-to in Excel 2003 and 2007.