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Can I take the course for free?

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

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Financial Analysis in Practice Specialization

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Financial Analysis in Practice Specialization

Financial Analysis & Reporting Excellence. Learn financial modeling, variance analysis, and Power BI for data-driven decisions.

Instructors: Hurix Digital

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2 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

2 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze financial statements, calculate key ratios, and model cash flows to assess business health and liquidity.
Build financial forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses using Excel to identify performance gaps and opportunities.
Create interactive Power BI dashboards that transform complex financial data into clear visual insights for stakeholders.

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Specialization - 2 course series

Transform financial data into strategic business insights through this comprehensive specialization combining financial statement analysis, ratio calculations, variance analysis, budgeting, and data visualization. You'll develop practical skills in Excel and Power BI while building financial models, conducting scenario analyses, and creating executive-ready dashboards that drive data-informed decisions. This program bridges the gap between accounting fundamentals and advanced financial analytics, preparing you to identify performance trends, forecast revenues, control costs, and communicate complex financial insights effectively to stakeholders across any industry.

Applied Learning Project

Apply your skills through hands-on projects including liquidity analysis of real company statements, building multi-scenario revenue forecasts, creating automated budget templates in Excel, and developing interactive Power BI dashboards. Each project simulates actual workplace challenges where you'll analyze financial performance, identify cost variances, model cash flows, and present actionable insights to support strategic business decisions.

Financial Statements for Liquidity Insights

Course 12 hours

What you'll learn

Discover how to read between the lines of financial statements and uncover what liquidity really says about a company’s financial health. In this course, you’ll connect the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement to understand how liquidity ratios reveal short-term stability and cash agility. Through real-world case studies, interactive labs, and data-driven exercises, you’ll calculate and interpret key ratios, benchmark performance, and communicate findings with confidence. Coach-guided reflections help you turn numbers into narrative — the skill that defines modern financial analysts. By the end, you’ll know not just how to measure liquidity, but how to explain what it means for business decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Income Statement

Category: Working Capital

Category: Cash Flows

Category: Communication

Category: Financial Modeling

Category: Market Liquidity

Category: Balance Sheet

Category: Benchmarking

Category: Data Storytelling

Category: Financial Statement Analysis

Category: Performance Analysis

Category: Financial Data

Category: Case Studies

Category: Data Analysis

Category: Financial Statements

Category: Verbal Communication Skills

Category: Trend Analysis

Category: Financial Analysis

Unravel Financial Statements: Modeling Concepts

Course 21 hour

What you'll learn

Financial modeling is more than numbers; it’s the language of business decisions. In this intermediate-level course, you’ll learn how to interpret and build the two most common frameworks in finance: the three-statement model and the discounted-cash-flow (DCF) model. You’ll start by exploring how each framework serves a different purpose, one for understanding operational performance, the other for assessing long-term value. Then, you’ll apply accounting principles to connect the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement into a dynamic, integrated model. Through guided videos, readings, and hands-on practice, you’ll build confidence using formulas to test how small changes, like a 5 % sales driver, flow through to free cash flow. You’ll also practice communicating financial insights clearly through short, professional writing tasks. By the end, you’ll be able to evaluate business scenarios with models that are accurate, transparent, and ready for real-world use, skills essential for analysts, finance professionals, and decision-makers alike.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Valuation

Category: Accounting

Category: Excel Formulas

Category: Financial Forecasting

Category: Cash Flows

Category: Business Modeling

Category: Balance Sheet

Category: Operational Analysis

Category: Technical Communication

Category: Income Statement

Category: Financial Statement Analysis

Category: Financial Analysis

Category: Financial Modeling

Category: Financial Statements

Category: Cash Flow Forecasting

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