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Advanced Financial Modelling and Corporate Valuation

  • Finance & Investment
Next Intake: 6 Oct 2025 (Mon)
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This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on
6 Oct 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD4,360* (as low as SGD508 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

4 Full Days (Weekdays)

Level
Advanced

Who Should Attend

  • Investment Banking Analysts, Credit Analysts, Commercial Lenders & Credit Officers, Corporate Finance Managers, VC & PE Investors

 

PREREQUISITES

Participants should have foundational knowledge of financial modelling, working knowledge of accounting and financial statements, and proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel (mathematical operations).

*Admission to the programme is subject to approval.
 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

A personal laptop with Windows OS and Microsoft excel is also required.

Overview

Employing current best practices of leading investment banks, learn to build a 3 statement financial model using live data, from model planning, data extraction, scrubbing & normalization from public sources.

Financial modelling is a critical tool for business and investment decision making. Employing current best practices of leading investment banks, participants will be equipped with advanced financial modelling skills and how to build a robust model that can provide stakeholders with critical financial analysis needed to make strategic business decisions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 4-day course, participants will be able to:

  • Build a full 3-statement model from scratch, integrated with dynamic Cash & Revolver balancing
  • Process cork-screw schedules including multiple debt, sweep, and amortisation
  • Incorporate Debt Capacity models for sculpting and future derivation of cash available for debt servicing
  • Refresh knowledge of Enterprise value, CAPM and Equity valuation 
  • Understand derived equity premiums and discounts obtained from DCF & Comparable valuation modules
  • Separate data, logic and output parameters, build and present dashboard for dynamic output display
     

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$1,308

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$508

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$1,308

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$508

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$508

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$508

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$4,360

(No Funding)

$4,360

(No Funding)

$4,360

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).

Workfare Skills Support Scheme

From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

  • Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
  • Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
  • Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
  • Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
  • Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here. 

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

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Trainers

Zahid Faruki
Former Chief Credit Officer, APAC
American Express Bank
Zahid Faruki
Former Chief Credit Officer, APAC
American Express Bank
Zahid has over 20 years experience in senior risk roles at global multinational financial institutions, like Bank of America, VISA Inc, and American Express Bank. For the main part of his career, he was the Chief Credit Officer, APAC based in Singapore for American Express Bank. He has been training across Asia, Middle East, and Africa on all aspects of corporate credit and corporate finance for 12 years.

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