This seminar provides a step by step guide that takes somebody through the entire process of developing long term projection plans using Excel.
In today's fast-changing economic landscape, financial modeling in Excel has become an essential skill for finance professionals. This course offers a step-by-step guide to building long-term financial projection models that help organizations anticipate and plan for future risks and opportunities. With growing demand for modeling expertise in the wake of financial uncertainty, the ability to project outcomes and assess risk through structured models is more valuable than ever.
Using tools like Excel's Scenario Manager and Sensitivity Analysis, participants will learn how to incorporate uncertainty into forecasts and make more informed strategic decisions. The course includes practical examples and applications designed to help professionals shift from reactive to proactive financial planning.
Group CFO of SIDMA SA. Finance Professor at American College of Greece - Deree.
Michael Samonas is a finance professional with extensive experience in Financial Planning, Analysis and Modelling. As the Group CFO of SIDMA S.A., he has conducted a range of models for Business planning, valuation, M&A projects, and data analysis. He has more than 25 years of working experience in multinationals including Vodafone S.A. and Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.). He is a Fellow member of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of Economic Chamber of Greece. Along with his practical experience, he teaches specialized courses in Financial Analysis, Equity Valuation & Business Modelling at American College of Greece - Deree, Credit analysis & Cash flow forecasting at University of Piraeus & IBHS and Investment Evaluation & Appraisal. He is the author of Financial Forecasting, Analysis and Modelling: A Framework for Long-Term Forecasting, Wiley Finance Series, Feb. 2015. His interests lie in the field of Credit Risk, Financial Modelling & Valuation. Michael holds an M.Sc. and a PhD degree from the Electronic Engineering department of the University of Surrey as well as an MBA from the University of La Verne California. He also holds a BSc degree in Applied Accounting from University of Oxford Brooks (with honors) and a Postgraduate diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). He finally holds a BSc in Physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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