Free Online Course: Become a Financial Analyst provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Become a Financial Analyst is taught by Mike Figliuolo, Jim Stice, Michael M., Curtis Frye, Oz du Soleil and Stefan Michel.
27th, Oct 2022
A financial analyst evaluates current and historical economic and business data to identify trends that influence business decisions. Gain the skills that make a successful financial analyst, including understanding financial statements, working with economic data, and analytical analysis skills.
Courses under this program:
Course 1: Strategic Planning Foundations
-Learn how to conduct an effective strategic planning process that results in a clear, compelling strategic plan for your organization.
Course 2: Financial Accounting Foundations
-Learn the basics of financial accounting. Discover how to prepare, read, and analyze financial statements.
Course 3: Financial Modeling Foundations
-Learn how to build financial models that can be used in corporate finance, investment banking, and for firm valuation.
Course 4: Excel: Analyzing and Visualizing Cash Flows
-Learn how to evaluate and visualize cash flows using Microsoft Excel.
Course 5: Excel: Tracking Data Easily and Efficiently
-Learn how to build a super-charged Excel spreadsheet to easily track any kind of data -from sales activity and inventory levels to household spending.
Course 6: Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements
-Learn how to create forecasted financial statements for your company, including forecasted income statements, forecasted balance sheets, and forecasted statements of cash flow.
Course 7: Running a Profitable Business: Understanding Financial Ratios
-Explains what financial ratios such as ROA and ROI mean and how they can be used to identify financial trends or assess a company's financial status.
Course 8: Corporate Financial Statement Analysis
-Learn the ins and outs of financial statement analysis—the examination of relationships among financial statement numbers—to gain insights into your company's past and future.
Course 9: Managerial Economics
-Learn how to use economics to make better business decisions. Explore economic theories to strategize and solve business problems from demand and competition to pricing products.
Course 10: Excel: Economic Analysis and Data Analytics
-Use big data to forecast economic trends. Find out how to perform regression analysis for economic forecasting using Microsoft Excel.
