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Excel in FP&A, management consulting and investment banking - Microsoft Excel Tutorial
From the course: Excel for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Excel in FP&A, management consulting and investment banking
- [Instructor] Financial and business modeling is not the same across all industries, company sizes, business maturities, and professionals. Ironically, its management consultants and investment bankers who are sometimes seen as the most experienced and savvy modelers, yet it's often FP&A that's tasked with modeling businesses and operations in ways that consultants and bankers have no experience. So let's talk about what types of business modeling FP&A is likely to be involved in and why it's notably different from what you'd see elsewhere. Let me provide you with a few examples. First, imagine for a moment that you are running a retail business, specifically a clothing company. You have three physical store locations and a website where you sell your items across the globe. FP&A for a retailer like this may be responsible for examining same-store sales, inventory levels, purchasing patterns, customer habits, and…
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