Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling - Level 1
Carl Seidman
Principal, Microsoft MVP, CPA, Adjunct Professor in Data Analytics
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 -- one of the highest-rated corporate finance courses on Maven (with Carl Seidman's Advanced Financial and Business Modeling) -- 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.
What you’ll learn
💵 Learn the step-by-step approach to weekly cash flow modeling, helping healthy companies grow and getting troubled companies back on track
Dive into the mechanics of model-building and understand operating drivers behind distress and revitalization.
Learn what effective cash management and presentation means for various stakeholders including: CFOs, private equity, and FP&A teams
Determine what's causing cash bleeding, prioritize and offer promising courses of action, and challenge yourself with live exercises
Build a short-term cash flow forecast from the ground up, diving into sales, collections, costs, and payments
Understand the nuances of operating expenses, accrued expenses, payroll, capex, financing, and all balance sheet roll-forwards
Establish formulaic integration with underlying financial data, employing clean-but-powerful Excel functionality
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
Who this course is for
Finance and accounting professionals with a responsibility for cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and working capital.
Finance professionals working in management consulting, turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy, M&A, and corporate development.
CFOs, Directors of Finance, Controllers, business owners, AR/AP analysts and clerks, FP&A analysts.
Prerequisites
Finance or FP&A Experience (2+ Years)
You should understand budgeting or forecasting basics. It ensures you're ready to apply real-world judgment, not just formulas.
Comfort Working in Excel
You’ll be building real models, so you'll need foundational (not expert) skills to follow along and focus on structure, not just syntax.
Basic Financial Statement Knowledge
You don't need to be an expert in accounting, but should recognize how income, cash flow, and balance sheets connect.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Carl Seidman in a real-time, interactive format.
12 months access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion and CPE
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn. Receive a second certificate verifying your earning of CPE credits.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Syllabus
Week 1
✨ Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling: LIVE Session (Tues, Oct 21 | 9am CST)✨
Module 1: Structuring the Cash Flow Model - Design and Structure
Module 2: Financial Reports, Statements, and Data Collection
✨ Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling: LIVE Session (Fri, Oct 24 | 9am CST)✨
Module 3: Forecasting Operating Cash Receipts
Week 2
✨ Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling: LIVE Session (Tues, Oct 28 | 9am CST)✨
Module 4: Forecasting Operating Cash Disbursements
✨ Cash Flow Forecasting and Modeling: LIVE Session (Fri, Oct 31 | 9am CST)✨
Module 5: Forecasting Non-Operating Cash Disbursements
Schedule
2 days of live sessions: 2-4 hours per week
We meet live 2x per week for 2-3 hours per session. While you are encouraged to join live, so you can participate in all live discussions, demonstrations, and Q&A, all sessions are recorded. You can watch them on your own time and schedule.
This program is CPE-eligible for up to 10 hours of continuing education credits
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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
