Master Financial Modeling Through Real Practice

Building financial models isn't something you memorize from textbooks. You need to work through actual scenarios, make mistakes in a safe environment, and understand why certain approaches work better than others. That's what our autumn 2025 program focuses on.

We're starting with a small cohort in September 2025. This lets us give proper attention to each person's learning path and adjust as we go.

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Kieran Faulkner

Finance Analyst

Kieran spent three years doing basic Excel work at a regional bank. He could handle the daily reports fine, but when asked to build anything more complex, he'd freeze up.

His breakthrough came during week five when he finally understood how scenarios should flow together. Not from watching another tutorial, but from rebuilding a broken model and figuring out what went wrong.

Current Work

Now builds valuation models for SME lending decisions. Says the messy middle weeks were the most valuable part.

Dmitri Volkov

Business Controller

Dmitri came from an accounting background where everything had exact answers. Financial modeling felt uncomfortably ambiguous to him at first.

The turning point happened when he stopped trying to find the "right" answer and started understanding how to test different assumptions. That shift in thinking changed everything.

What Changed

Now manages financial planning for a mid-sized manufacturing firm. Uses models to help management understand risks before committing capital.

Lars Bergström

Investment Analyst

Lars had done online courses before. Watched hours of videos, took notes, felt like he understood. But when faced with a blank spreadsheet, nothing clicked.

Working through progressive challenges with real feedback made the difference. He started seeing patterns in how models should be structured, not just following steps.

Current Role

Joined a boutique investment firm in Bangkok. Builds sector comparison models and scenario analyses for equity research.

Financial modeling workspace with laptop and documents

How the Program Actually Works

Forget watching endless lectures. You'll spend most of your time building models, getting stuck, and working through problems. That's deliberate.

We structure challenges that gradually increase in complexity. Early weeks focus on getting the fundamentals solid. Then we introduce real business scenarios where multiple approaches could work, but some work better than others.

Build models from scratch rather than filling in templates
Weekly feedback sessions where we review your actual work
Access to working models from real companies for reference
Small group discussions about different approaches to the same problem

The September 2025 cohort runs for twelve weeks. Most people spend 10-15 hours per week on it. Some weeks more when you're deep into a challenge.

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What You'll Actually Learn

Financial modeling combines technical skills with business judgment. Both matter, and both take time to develop properly.

Building Models That Make Sense

Anyone can link cells together. The hard part is structuring models so they're logical, auditable, and don't break when assumptions change. We drill this until it becomes natural. You'll build valuation models, cash flow projections, and scenario analyses from the ground up.

Reading Financial Statements Properly

You can't model what you don't understand. We spend real time on how to interpret annual reports, spot red flags, and extract the information you actually need. This isn't accounting class, but you need to know what the numbers mean before you start projecting them forward.

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Testing Assumptions Rigorously

Every model relies on assumptions. Growth rates, margins, capital requirements. Learning to test these systematically separates useful models from wishful thinking. We practice sensitivity analysis, scenario modeling, and understanding which variables actually matter for each business type.

Presenting Models to Decision Makers

A model sitting on your computer helps nobody. You need to communicate findings clearly to people who won't look at your formulas. We work on building executive summaries, explaining uncertainty ranges, and presenting recommendations that lead to actual decisions rather than more meetings.

Our September 2025 program accepts 18 participants. We keep it small because everyone gets individual attention on their work. If you're serious about developing these skills through practice rather than passive learning, this might fit.

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