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Description
Auditing financial models is critical to ensure these models are error-free. This course provides a practical introduction to auditing financial models using Macabacus. Learners will explore visualization tools that help identify potential issues, learn time-saving keyboard shortcuts, and understand the model auditing approach, building confidence in model accuracy for effective decision-making.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Discuss why model auditing is so important for financial models.
- Explain common audit review approaches to reveal areas of concern.
- Apply the most common keyboard shortcuts used for auditing tools.
- Utilize powerful visualization tools from Macabacus to highlight potential areas of concern in financial models.
- Learn common keyboard shortcuts to expedite auditing operations.
Who Will Benefit
This course will benefit professionals who build or review financial models and want to ensure their work is accurate and reliable. It helps learners efficiently identify errors and gain confidence in model quality using proven audit techniques and Macabacus tools.
Prerequisite(s)
A basic understanding of Excel is recommended.
Disclaimer
Most of CPA Ontario's 450+ on-demand courses are compatible with the mobile app. Unfortunately, this on demand course is not compatible. For the best learning experience, we suggest you use your computer.
How to Access the Course
To access the course on your computer please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Duncan McKeen, CFA, EVP, Financial Modelling at CFI, is fascinated with pedagogy and loves course creation and design. He is an effective communicator with extensive experience teaching financial modeling, accounting, analysis, and valuation. Since 2014, Duncan has been focused on designing courses and teaching financial modeling to employees working in accounting, valuation, investment banking, equity research, and private equity. He also has extensive experience providing consulting services on financial modeling to large corporations and institutions. Prior to transitioning over to teaching, Duncan held senior equity research positions with top banks & brokerages using financial models to form opinions and guide institutional investors with capital allocation. Since 2015, he has also been an Adjunct Faculty member teaching financial modeling courses at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.