Foundations of Financial Modeling

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Foundations of Financial Modeling

Sensitivities, Scenarios, Risk & Optimisation

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
15-19 Sep 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
15-19 Dec 2025London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
06-10 Jul 2026Barcelona - Spain$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
14-18 Sep 2026London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
14-18 Dec 2026Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
Online sessions
DateVenueFee
28 Jul-01 Aug 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
20-24 Oct 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
13-17 Apr 2026Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

This Foundations of Financial Modeling training course is aimed at enhancing your financial modeling abilities through the analysis of real-world case studies. It also strengthens your financial knowledge and decision-making skills, helping you reduce costs, boost profits, and mitigate risk. The course covers the latest tools and techniques for modeling the performance and risk of oil and gas projects, including sensitivity and scenario analysis, and simulations of global events like oil price fluctuations.

This training course will feature:

  • Practical application of financial modelling skills to real life case studies in the Oil & Gas sector and your company
  • Development of finance knowledge and its application to business problems and decision making
  • The development of Financial Models which will be of practical use to you and your organization
  • Excel and the latest financial analysis tools and techniques

Training Course Objectives

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

  • Identify & make improved financial decisions
  • Develop financial models
  • Apply the latest tools and techniques to analyse financial data
  • Manage financial risk using financial models
  • Evaluate the performance of projects using financial models

Designed for

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Professionals who need to develop a greater understanding of finance
  • Professionals who need to develop their financial modelling skills
  • Those who make decisions using financial models or are impacted by those decisions
  • Those responsible for managing finance
  • Those responsible for managing or monitoring oil & gas projects

Learning Methods

Throughout the course delegates will work on case studies and real life examples to develop their Financial Modelling and Finance skills. The course is taught by an experienced financial practitioner, who will guide you through finance and the latest tools and techniques, using a range of methods including discussions, case studies and exercises. Where appropriate, these will include real issues brought to the workshop by delegates. The course is highly participatory ensuring that delegates leave with new skills to benefit their personal and organizational development.

The Course Outline

Day One: Foundations of Finance
  • Financial & Management Accounting
  • Developing Financial Statements – Income Statement, Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) & Cashflow Statements
  • Financial Performance using Ratio Analysis
  • Management Accounting – developing budgets
  • OPEX & CAPEX
  • Financial Terminology Explained
Day Two: Foundation of Modelling
  • Basic Excel functions
  • Steps to develop a Financial Model
  • Flow charting Techniques to improve Modelling
  • Input Tables
  • Pivot Tables
  • Foundation Analysis Tools in Excel
Day Three: Financial Modelling
  • Forecasting the Income Statement, Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) & Cashflow Statements
  • Budgeting Models
  • Purchase Decisions
  • Modelling Finance Decisions – Equity or Debt and the Cost of Capital
  • Capital Investment Decisions – Payback, ARR, NPV & IRR using Excel
  • Graphs & Charts to support financial models
Day Four: Modelling Risk Management Scenarios
  • Identifying the major Risks in the Oil & Gas sector
  • Modelling Risk & Uncertainty
  • Sensitivity Analysis
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Break Even Analysis
  • Modelling & Managing changes in Interest Rates & Exchange Rates
Day Five: Modelling the Financial Performance of Oil & Gas Projects
  • Variance Analysis
  • Critical Path Analysis – Financial & Manpower implications
  • GANTT Charts
  • Earned Value Analysis
  • Managing Variances
  • Simulating changes in the project

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

In Association With

Aztech
Copex
Coventry
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