Practical Financial Modelling
The Development and Audit of Cash Flow Models
- 3rd Edition - August 21, 2015
- Author: Jonathan Swan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 5 8 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 5 8 8 - 0
Practical Financial Modelling, 3e is a book on model development and model assurance. It enhances the modelling process by emphasizing controls and checks for accuracy and relia… Read more
Practical Financial Modelling, 3e is a book on model development and model assurance. It enhances the modelling process by emphasizing controls and checks for accuracy and reliability. New content on validation and verification, model use and sensitivity analysis is presented alongside a modelling methodology that underpins the various proprietary standards used in financial modelling today. It provides more details than other books and yet is general enough for applying its methodology to many applications. This book isn’t just about the details of building cash flow models, it’s about building better cash flow models.
- This new edition increases the number of worked examples and introduces new material on the audit sheet and audit workbook methodologies, and the delta sheet approach to sensitivity analysis
- It provides the developer with a toolkit of modelling techniques and a framework of error controls to reduce the risk of spreadsheet error
- The methodology and structure conforms with the modelling principles defined by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales; and the model assurance processes ensure compliance with the UK public sector Macpherson Report and regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley
Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals working in investment banking, project finance, the public/private partnership sector
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- About Operis Group
- Introduction
- Part I. The Modelling Environment
- Chapter 1. Quality Assurance
- The Modelling Environment
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Controls
- Quality Assurance and the Modelling Methodology
- Chapter 2. Quality Control
- Introduction
- Understanding Error
- Error Recognition
- Audit Tools and Techniques
- Error Values
- The Model Reviewer and the Review Plan
- The Audit Sheet
- Environmental Checks
- Structural Checks
- Arithmetical Checks
- Financial Checks
- Change Checks
- Model Map
- Using the Audit Sheet
- The Audit Workbook
- Third Party Model Audit Tools
- Chapter 3. Model Structure
- Introduction
- Choosing the Right Tool
- The Three Principles
- Two Approaches
- Workbook Structure
- The Inputs or Assumptions Sheet
- The Workings or Calculations Sheet
- Outputs
- Audit or Control Sheet
- Variations
- Documentation
- Key Information
- Microsoft Backstage
- File Properties
- Printing and Reporting
- Model Development
- Navigation
- Chapter 1. Quality Assurance
- Part II. The Modelling Process
- Chapter 4. Referencing and Range Names
- Relative and Absolute References
- R1C1 Referencing
- Range Names
- Creating Names
- Defining Names
- Name Manager
- Using Names
- Additional Name Functionality
- Chapter 5. Mainly Formulas
- Introduction
- Bodmas or Pemdas
- Timing
- Technical Formulas
- Changing Periodicity
- Circularities and Iteration
- Advanced Formulas
- Chapter 6. Mainly Functions
- Introduction
- Late Binding Functions
- Error Handling
- Good Old IF
- Starting Again
- Revolving Credit
- Lookup
- Lookup Without Using LOOKUPs
- The Concept of the Pool
- Dates
- Financial
- Other Useful Functions
- Chapter 7. Model Use
- Introduction
- Risk Controls
- Protection
- Grouping and Outlining
- Data Inputs
- Conditional Formatting
- Custom Formatting
- Charting
- Chapter 8. Sensitivity Analysis and Scenarios
- Introduction
- Model Interrogation
- Sensitivities
- Scenarios
- Delta Sheets
- Solver
- Risk
- Chapter 9. Automation
- Introduction
- Recorded Macros
- Assigning Macros
- Written Macros
- Quarterly/Annual Macro
- Error Handling
- Debt Sculpting
- Debugging
- User-Defined Functions
- Chapter 4. Referencing and Range Names
- Appendix 1. Good Modelling Practice
- Appendix 2. Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: August 21, 2015
- Language: English
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Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan's work has encompassed a range of consultancy and development assignments with investment banks and others in the City and throughout Europe. He is currently Director of Training at Operis Group plc, the UK's leading independent financial modelling consultancy.
Affiliations and expertise
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