Financial Analytics with Python

Analytics & Tech
Finance & Investment
Innovation & Business Improvement

Next Intake: 27 Feb 2025 (Thu)

Basic
SkillsFuture
Short Courses

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on

27 Feb 2025 (Thu) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level

Basic

Who Should Attend

Accounting professionals who wish to learn basic programming skills that will be applicable in their job-roles
Accounting professionals who want to understand how recent trends in digital transformation are relevant to their work

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.

Overview

As businesses increasingly try to position themselves to reap benefits from data analytics, accountants are also poised to play a leading role in managing that transition. In order for them to extend their capabilities, finance and accounting professionals must develop relevant skillsets in order to ensure that they continue to play a key role in driving data analytics initiatives within their organisations.

The objective of this course is to introduce accounting professionals to the recent trends in digital transformation and financial analytics. Participants will be exposed to the skillsets needed by accountants to remain competitive in the digital era, e.g., programming skills. In particular, this course will focus on the basics of Python programming and the applications of the various packages for data analysis and visualisation, which are important for the day-to-day job of an accountant. In addition, participants will be able to learn how to extract basic financial data from public sources (such as Yahoo Finance and Quandl) and how these data can be used to plot graphs, charts, and regression analysis to make more informed decisions for their firms. Packages such as numpy, Pandas, matplotlib, and statsmodels will be used as application tools.

Learning Objectives

Understand the concept of digital transformation and learn how to use business model canvas to recommend digital transformation practices for firms
Review the basic statistical concepts and apply them to a financial setting
Learn basic Python programming
Perform relevant financial analytics and generate inferences based on the analysis

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

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

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

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

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

$254

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

$254

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

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

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 will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

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