Analytics has wide application in Finance – recent years have seen a rise in financial technology, increased popularity of algorithmic trading, and greater use of analytics in asset management and capital markets. Responding to the important role which financial analytics will play across a wide range of sectors and anticipating strong demand from employers, this course will help participants acquire up-to-date analytics skills and knowledge in the domain of finance.
Who Should Attend?
Managers and executives who do not work in accounting, but who need to know how basic accounting work, and apply accounting related techniques when making business decisions
Course Outlines
Topic 1. Introduction to Data Analytics and the Data Science Ecosystem
Topic 2. Data Discovery in the Finance Business Function
Topic 3. Fundamentals of Financial Analytics and Measurements for Data Analysis
Topic 4.Demonstration of Data Analytics Use Cases
Topic 5. Impact of Analytics in Key Financial Functions and Data Science Use Cases for the Finance Function
Topic 6. Predictive Analytics for Finance: Advanced Techniques with Forecasting
Topic 7. Essentials of Accounting Analytics: Common Ratio Analysis, Use Cases, Ratio Analysis with Descriptive Analytics