I am leaving banking for a F500 strategic finance role.
The team works closely with corp dev, FP&A, other finance groups and requires strong modeling skills.
I am good in Excel but rarely do any intensive modeling.
I will definitely enroll in a modeling course but I am still worried that I’m in over my head.
Appreciate any advice / anecdotes for learning modeling skills quickly!
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Strategic finance modelling is going to be very different from the traditional modeling that most investment banking analysts are used to (3 statement, DCFs, acc/dil, LBOs, etc). It's much less formulaic and more ad-hoc and opportunistic, so I would make sure I understand the business model and the key KPIs that drive the business which would really help you build your models more thoughtfully.
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