Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FP&A) Preparation Course

FNBN-1880

Course Code

5 Days

Duration

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Sector Name

Finance, Accounting and Banking

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26 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026

Dubai, UAE

$4,250

Limited Seats

01 Feb 2027 | 05 Feb 2027

Dubai, UAE

$4,250

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28 Jun 2027 | 02 Jul 2027

Geneva, switzerland

$5,950

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20 Sept 2027 | 24 Sept 2027

Abu Dhabi, UAE

$4,250

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Course Introduction

Financial planning and analysis are vital to the decision-making activities in every organization. Leaders and the management as a whole need to have confidence in what the financial professionals are presenting in the company’s budgets and forecasts.

AFP’s Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional is a qualification that finance professionals must have in order to have the expertise needed to provide their organizations with reliable budgetary plans and forecasts. This certification is a two-part exam that is available online.

For professionals in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) field, this training program will enable them to obtain an in-depth understanding of the complex processes, tools, and uniform standards, and gain the confidence they need to pass AFP’s Certified Corporate FP&A Professional Exam.

Course Objectives

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental financial and microeconomic concepts and identify types of budgets
Manage FP&A projects, processes, aligned people, and right-size the technology to deliver the FP&A services
Determine proper sources for gathering information about the company and its industry, and apply the basic concepts of macroeconomics and strategic planning
Create financial projections, evaluate capital expenditures and investments, and create what-if analysis
Build and refine models, effective analysis of data, and use them in the planning process
Perform financial analysis and variance analysis, and draw conclusions
Use advanced spreadsheet functions, e.g., value lookup, pivot tables, macros, etc.
Know how to leverage Business Intelligence (BI), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Excel, and ERP systems to deliver a best-in-class FP&S function at your organization
Recognize opportunities to increase the strategic value offered by the FP&A function in the organization