Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling - Level 1

4.9 (69)

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8 Days

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Cohort-based Course

💵 Learn the step-by-step approach to weekly cash flow modeling, helping healthy companies grow and getting troubled companies back on track

Partial List of Current & Former Clients

Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Riveron
AlixPartners

Course overview

Nothing's more vital than knowing where cash is coming from & where it's going.

It’s vital to understand the finances of your business, the causes of cash bleeding, and remedies for improving working capital.


In this program -- the highest-rated corporate finance course on Maven -- attendees will discover the various causes of cash flow constraints and how to address them, learn the step-by-step process for building a direct approach 13-week cash flow forecast model, and integrate it with a longer-term financial forecast.


This program is geared toward professionals in corporate finance, private equity (PE), financial planning & analysis (FP&A), turnaround and restructuring, and distressed investing.


▫️ They didn't teach this in your MBA.

▫️ They don't teach this at your company.

▫️ They aren't teaching it in public training.


Don't wait for cash flow challenges to arise. The time to learn how to manage them is now.


Seidman Financial is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.


Seidman Financial is a division of Seidman Global LLC.


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📆 DECEMBER 2024 COHORT:

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2 Sessions, 4.5 hours each

9 am - 1:30 pm CDT


- Monday, December 9

- Monday, December 16

- TBD: Optional Office Hours


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Total Live Commitment: 9.0 hours

Total CPE: 9.0 credits

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Who is this course for

01

Finance and accounting professionals with a responsibility for cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and working capital.

02

Finance and strategy professionals working in management consulting, turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy, M&A, and corporate development.

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CFOs, Directors of Finance, Controllers, business owners, AR/AP analysts and clerks, FP&A analysts.

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Investment professionals working in private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), hedge funds, lender workout groups, and family offices.

What you’ll get out of this course

Build a robust 13-week cash flow forecast line-by-line and step-by-step that can be implemented immediately for your company or clients.

  • Build a short-term cash flow forecast from the ground up, diving into sales, collections, costs, payments
  • Understand the nuances of operating expenses and expenditures, accrued expenses, payroll, capex, financing, and all balance sheet roll-forwards.

Guide a real-life company through a turnaround, restructuring, and refinancing

  • Dive into the mechanics of model-building and understand operating drivers behind distress and revitalization.
  • Determine what's causing cash bleeding, prioritize and offer promising courses of action.
  • Challenge yourself with live modeling exercises, flexing business scenarios.

Connect the cash flow forecast models to underlying financial data that can be rolled forward and updated with back-end systems

  • Establish formulaic integration with underlying financial data
  • Build supporting schedules that connect raw accounting and financial data with the dynamic model.
  • Establish recurring processes for efficient cash flow updating, forecasting and reforecasting.

Discover different ways entrepreneurs, portfolio company CFOs, FP&A professionals, management consultants, and business owners manage cash.

  • Learn what effective cash management and presentation means for various stakeholders, recognizing that not every user of cash flow models sees them the same way as others.
  • Identify and transparently communicate to stakeholders cash flow assumptions that are strongest and weakest.

Master liquidity management for companies in distress and working capital management for companies in a phase of growth

  • Understand what liquidity and cash flow management look like for distressed companies.
  • Know the warning signs and remedies for strained cash flow.
  • Contrast managing cash in distress with optimizing working capital in normal and growing companies.


Adopt best practices and formula techniques for integrating a short-term cash flow forecast into a longer term cash flow model.

  • Understand how to aggregate weekly activity into monthly and quarterly financials.
  • Discover best practices for coding and classifying dates and line-items so they seamlessly and automatically drive integrated business models.

Ongoing access to the expert who leading management consulting and turnaround/restructuring firms hire to teach their consultants.

  • Carl Seidman is the FP&A and turnaround expert that dozens of companies and firms use for their hands-on professional development.
  • His forecast models, templates, and processes are used by FP&A teams, Fractional CFOs, FP&A consultants, and turnaround/restructuring firms.

This course includes

2 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

35 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

2 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Dec 9—Dec 15

    Dec

    9

    ✨ Session 1: Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling ✨

    Mon 12/93:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Module 1: Structuring the Cash Flow Model - Design and Structure

    9 items • Free preview

    Module 2: Financial Reports, Statements, and Data Collection

    1 item

    Module 3: Forecasting Operating Cash Receipts

    2 items

Week 2

Dec 16

    Dec

    16

    ✨ Session 2: Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling ✨

    Mon 12/163:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Module 4: Forecasting Operating Cash Disbursements

    6 items

    Module 5: Forecasting Non-Operating Cash Disbursements

    4 items

    Module 6: Completing the Cash Flow Forecast and Tying it All Together

    5 items

    Module 7: Advanced Concepts in Cash Flow Forecasting and Liquidity Management

    6 items

Post-course

    POST-COURSE: Activities and To-Dos

    2 items

    Other Cash Flow Resources

    1 item

Bonus

    The FP&A Professional in Today's Environment (Complimentary Course)

    1 item

4.9 (69 ratings)

What students are saying

Meet Carl, your instructor and guide

Carl Seidman CPA | Microsoft MVP

Carl Seidman CPA | Microsoft MVP

Principal, Seidman Financial | Microsoft MVP

Carl serves as a Fractional CFO, FP&A advisor, and management consultant to entrepreneurial businesses throughout North America and Europe and assists them with strategic financial planning, value enhancement, and revitalization. 

 

He is a Microsoft MVP and one of the preeminent trainers and facilitators in strategic finance and FP&A, with more than 13,000 participants attending his financial training programs, seminars, workshops, and masterminds. Notable clients include:


ABM Industries, Accordion, AlixPartners, Allscripts, Broadridge, CHEP, Choice Hotels, CIBC, Cigna, Cox Enterprises, Crawford & Company, Deloitte, Dexcom, Discover, Dominium, Express Scripts, EY, FS Investments, EVRAZ, Genentech, Healthpeak, Heartland Financial, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hostess, IGT, KPMG, Marsh & McLennan, Michelin, NerdWallet, Radisson, Rapid7, Sol Petroleum, Spotify, Triple-S, Telus, Santander, United Technologies (RTX), UBT, Verizon, Walmart, and Workday


Carl is masterful at making the complex amazingly simple, engaging his audiences, building confidence, and facilitating a welcoming and transformative group experience. His content is rich and relatable, used in financial leadership development programs (FLDPs) at Fortune 500 companies, and is utilized or licensed by 7 of the top global financial training companies.


Carl serves as an Adjunct Professor in data analytics at the Jones School of Business at Rice University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) has earned other professional credentials including the CIRA, CFF, CFE, CGMA, AM (Accredited Member in Business Valuation), CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), Certified Anaplan Model Builder, and was a National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) 40 Under Forty honoree. He holds a BA in finance and economics and an MS in managerial accounting.


He's been where you want to be and does the work you want to do.


Contact: info@seidmanfinancial.com

This program is CPE-eligible for up to 9.0 hours of continuing professional education credits.

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Course schedule

4.5 hours per session

  • Session 1: 4.5 hours + office hours

    9:00am - 1:30pm CST


  • Session 2: 4.5 hours + office hours

    9:00am - 1:30pm CST

  • Session 3: Office hours

    Date and time as agreed upon

What attendees of Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling have to say:

        Fantastic! Taken multiple courses over 20 years, this was incredibly practical.
Prashanth Setty

Prashanth Setty

Independent Management Consultant
        I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for the cash flow forecasting and modeling course. Your expertise, clear explanations, and practical approach made the learning experience highly valuable. The course materials and resources provided were comprehensive and aided in reinforcing the concepts.
Ahmad Zeidan

Ahmad Zeidan

Finance Manager, United Medical Supplies LLC
        Carl does an excellent job of balancing theory and practice into one concept. He knows how to read the advice and realize there is a wide range of people with various modeling experience so he can teach to the largest part of the bell curve.
Kristian Wosik

Kristian Wosik

Investment Banker, Raymond James
        Detailed and high-level. This is a great course for any FP&A professional. It was directly relevant to my job. You even learn about bank covenants! 
Henry Spanier

Henry Spanier

CFO, Medical Research Company
        Each person in a decision making capacity should take the time to have an understanding of how a cash flow forecast model is created and what goes into it. Comprehension and transparency are key factors to effective decision making whether scaling or getting a company back on track which is why I would highly recommend this course to my network.
Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy

Turnaround and Restructuring Advisor
        I appreciated Carl's deep dive into the various areas of the cash forecast model and also how each company can customize it to fit their particular needs.
Amy Zarosinski

Amy Zarosinski

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling - Level 1

Cohort 8 (Dec 2024)

$1,200

Dates

Dec 9—16, 2024

Payment Deadline

Dec 16, 2024

Cohort 9 (May 2025)

$1,200

Dates

May 5—12, 2025

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Students receive a certificate and 9.0 continuing professional education (CPE) credits for completing the course.

Certificate of Completion: Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling

Certificate of Completion: Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling

What attendees of Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling have to say:

        Great course that covers the fundamentals and focuses on practical application instead of just theory. Not much to improve. Loved the instructor.
Diego Campos

Diego Campos

Senior Consultant (Deloitte)
        It was an effective building block to cash flow modeling. There was the practical example of building the actual model, but there was also a lot of analysis on the theory and how to use the model as a tool. I thought it was a good way to encompass the end to end application of this model.
Rob Hogue

Rob Hogue

Senior Financial Consultant (Deloitte)
        This was awesome! Probably the best virtual training I've had. Carl was a great speaker, really good at keeping us engaged, I learned a lot. 100% recommend.
Laura Chaves

Laura Chaves

Associate, Deloitte
        Presenter was very engaging, energetic and able to answer any questions with excellent examples. Carl is truly phenomenal!
Robert Haas

Robert Haas

Vice President (Deloitte)
        Informative, interactive, step-by-step guidance and explanation to be able to prepare a 13-week cash flow on your own in the future
Marie McLean

Marie McLean

Director, Transaction Execution (Accordion)
        I feel I learned everything I needed to and Carl is the man.
Blake Dittman

Blake Dittman

Associate (Accordion)
        Very much enjoyed the class, and understood the material clearly.
Cyndi Funes

Cyndi Funes

Vice President (Accordion)
        Carl is great - engaging, knows his stuff, and well prepared.
Jake Vosen

Jake Vosen

Vice President (Accordion)
        I rated this training "excellent" because it was able to keep my attention and the material was relevant to excelling in my current role.
Attendee

Attendee

Senior Associate (Management Consulting Firm)
        Very logical structure, highly relevant to work we do at CM. Carl articulately lays out the process of modelling and is an engaging speaker. This was much more applicable than the Austin based modeling training.
Attendee

Attendee

Senior Associate (Management Consulting Firm)
        This program was much better than the previous modeling course I've attended due to the call for thinking critically as well as the granularity covered.
Attendee

Attendee

Senior Associate (Management Consulting Firm)
        This program provided better tangible examples of distressed situations which apply more to our firm vs. past training that generalized financial modeling more for highly successful public companies like Apple. Carl's approach in this matter was highly relevant and greatly helpful. It was very informative and will provide a great reference.
Attendee

Attendee

Senior Associate (Management Consulting Firm)

Frequently Asked Questions

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Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling Template

Nothing's more vital than knowing where cash is coming from & where it's going.


Properly managed cash flows ensure healthy liquidity, enabling strategic decisions and investments. Don't let cash shortages disrupt your business whether it's on a trajectory of expansion or stagnant and investing for future growth.


Learn the step-by-step approach to 13-week cash flow modeling, helping healthy companies build and getting troubled companies back on track.


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What people are saying

        The collaborative atmosphere and opportunity for discussions added to the overall effectiveness of the course. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for equipping me with the skills to confidently tackle cash flow challenges.
Ahmad Mohamad Zeidan

Ahmad Mohamad Zeidan

Finance Manager, United Medical Supplies LLC
        Excellent and above the rest! Although, this was my first official finance training course, I believe the bar is set high. I'm definitely inspired and want to continue down this path of finance knowledge.
Jessica Owens Reid

Jessica Owens Reid

Business Owner
        Excellent course on cash flow modeling with solutions to some of the more difficult situations that come up in business. Carl gave practical guidance with real like examples to help drive key points home. I enjoyed the course. 
Jerry Raphael

Jerry Raphael

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
        This training was much more engaging and less of just listening to the professor talk
David Bavagnoli

David Bavagnoli

Accounting Manager at Integrity Corps
        Carl's cash flow course is amazing. Not only does he walk you through the model, but more importantly, he emphasizes the nuances and questions that you need to work through in order to have a cash flow model that serves as a critical strategic tool for business planning. This course is the third of its kind I've taken and is superior to others.
Kevin Pitts

Kevin Pitts

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
        This Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling cohort is a comprehensive how-to guide for a beginner starting the FP&A career path. The Excel worksheets are excellent for practice before we apply them to our companies. I recommend this cohort to my peers and network for training so they can better understand how a Cash Flow Forecast is needed.
Nicole Araujo

Nicole Araujo

Accountant at Substrata LLC

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Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling - Level 1

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Dec 9—16, 2024

Payment Deadline

Dec 16, 2024

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$1,200

Dates

May 5—12, 2025

Payment Deadline

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