Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Training

Topics Covered

• What is FP&A?
• Role of FP&A in Organizations
• Strategic Planning Process
• Business Planning Framework
• FP&A vs Accounting
• FP&A vs Financial Reporting
• Key Responsibilities of FP&A Teams
• Corporate Planning Cycle

Practical Session

• Understanding organizational planning processes

Topics Covered

• Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow Statement
• Relationship Between Financial Statements
• Financial Statement Drivers

Practical Exercises

• Analyze company financial statements
• Identify business performance indicators

Topics Covered

• Purpose of Budgeting
• Budgeting Process
• Budget Calendar
• Budget Governance
• Budget Assumptions

Types of Budgets

• Revenue Budget
• Production Budget
• Expense Budget
• Capital Budget
• Cash Budget
• Master Budget

Hands-On Exercise

• Build a budget framework

Topics Covered

• Top-Down Budgeting Methodology
• Bottom-Up Budgeting Methodology
• Hybrid Budgeting Models
• Advantages and Limitations

Practical Exercises

• Compare budgeting approaches
• Build sample budget scenarios

Learning Outcome

Participants will learn to differentiate between Top-Down and Bottom-Up techniques and determine the appropriate approach for different business situations.

Topics Covered

• Revenue Drivers
• Sales Forecasting Techniques
• Market-Based Forecasting
• Historical Trend Analysis
• Seasonality Analysis

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Prepare the Revenue Budget of a Company
• Forecast monthly and annual revenue
• Build sales assumptions

Topics Covered

• Production Planning Concepts
• Capacity Planning
• Demand Forecasting
• Inventory Considerations

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Project a Company's Planned Level of Production
• Forecast production volumes
• Align production with revenue plans

Topics Covered

• Fixed Costs
• Variable Costs
• Semi-Variable Costs
• Cost Behavior Analysis

Expense Categories

• Employee Costs
• Marketing Costs
• Administrative Expenses
• IT Costs
• Operational Expenses

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Project Various Types of Expenditures
• Build departmental budgets
• Forecast future operating expenses

Topics Covered

• Cash Flow Fundamentals
• Cash Budgeting
• Direct Method Forecasting
• Indirect Method Forecasting

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Calculate Net Cash Flow
• Build monthly cash flow forecasts
• Analyze cash requirements

Topics Covered

• Working Capital Fundamentals
• Accounts Receivable Planning
• Accounts Payable Planning
• Inventory Planning
• Cash Conversion Cycle

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Estimate Working Capital Needs
• Forecast receivables and payables
• Calculate working capital ratios

Topics Covered

• Capital Budgeting
• Fixed Asset Management
• Asset Life Cycle Management
• Depreciation Planning

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Carry out a Fixed Asset Roll Forward
• Build depreciation schedules
• Forecast capital expenditures

Topics Covered

• Excel for FP&A
• Financial Modeling Best Practices
• Spreadsheet Design Standards
• Formula Auditing

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Build Income Statements in Excel
• Build Balance Sheets in Excel
• Build Cash Flow Statements in Excel

Excel Functions Covered

• IF
• SUMIFS
• COUNTIFS
• INDEX
• MATCH
• XLOOKUP
• OFFSET
• Scenario Analysis Functions

Topics Covered

• Financial Model Architecture
• Assumption Sheets
• Revenue Models
• Cost Models
• Working Capital Models
• Capital Expenditure Models

Practical Exercises

Participants will:

• Build an Integrated Financial Model
• Link all financial statements
• Automate model calculations

Topics Covered

• Budget vs Actual Analysis
• Forecast vs Actual Analysis
• Variance Reporting
• KPI Reporting
• Dashboard Development

Practical Exercises

• Prepare management reports
• Analyze business performance

Topics Covered

• Best Case Analysis
• Base Case Analysis
• Worst Case Analysis
• Sensitivity Analysis
• What-If Analysis

Practical Exercises

• Build multiple business scenarios
• Evaluate financial impact

End-to-End Project

Participants will:

• Prepare a Company's Budget from Scratch
• Build Revenue Forecasts
• Forecast Production Requirements
• Estimate Expenses
• Calculate Net Cash Flow
• Estimate Working Capital Requirements
• Build Fixed Asset Roll Forward
• Create Integrated Financial Statements
• Develop Executive Management Reports