CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELER IN AI (CFM)
Develop financial models. Value companies. Use AI intelligently. Substantiate decisions.
The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL MODELER IN AI (CFM) program
The Certified Financial Modeler in AI certificate provides you with the key practical and digital skills to develop and apply professional financial models and to use Artificial Intelligence specifically in financial modeling.
You will learn how to build financial models in a structured way, analyze data, use AI tools to support modeling and analysis, and critically evaluate their results.
- Financial Modeling & AI
- Business Planning – Standards and Methods in Financial Modeling
- Company Valuation
- Mergers & Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts, Private Equity and Initial Public Offerings
- Portfolio Management
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The Certified Financial Modeler Program
Experience the world of financial modeling! Our Certified Financial Modeler program offers you the opportunity to elevate your financial modeling skills to a new level through digital financial education and practice-oriented case studies. With more than 15 years of experience in digital financial education, we show you how to build models efficiently and transparently that you can apply directly in your daily work.
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Apply today for the Certified Financial Modeler program and take the next step in your career!
Benefits of the Certified Financial Modeler Certificate
Completion in approx. 4 months – time-independent, location-independent, can be started at any time.
Personal support from experienced professors and access to a strong network.
Content based on the renowned textbook “Financial Modeling” – complemented by coordinated instructional videos.
Work on real case studies: P, balance sheet, DCF, scenario analyses, company valuation, and much more.
No written exams – you create models and present them professionally.
Step-by-step instructions and modern software for transparent, efficient modeling.
High advancement opportunities in finance, controlling, and management roles.
Access to exclusive alumni and expert networks.
Officially accredited within the framework of the HfWU system accreditation.
The course can be started at any time.
Curriculum
“Creating an integrated P and balance sheet plan”
- Creating and formatting a financial model
- Key performance indicator analysis of the profit and loss statement (P) and balance sheets of the last 3 years
- Forming assumptions for planning the P and balance sheet
- Creating an integrated P and balance sheet plan using the Top 10 Financial Modeling Standards
- Creating a planned cash flow statement
- Performing control calculations and plausibility checks
- Verifying the robustness of the financial model through dynamic data validation, goal seek with Solver, sensitivity and scenario analysis
- Documenting the financial model in accordance with Financial Modeling Standards
“Company valuation, investment and financing, and portfolio management”
- Deriving the beta factor and cost of capital
- Calculating free cash flow
- Calculating enterprise value (market value of equity) using discounted cash flow approaches
- Deriving market capitalization
- Determining the book value of equity
- Calculating the market value of equity using transaction multiples
- Presenting the results of the company valuation with a football field chart
- Highlighting key elements of a binding and non-binding offer
- Analyzing finance topics from a capital market perspective
- Understanding the “risk/return” investment framework
- Demonstrating acquisition financing with loans and/or bonds
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- Business Plan with Standards and Methods in Financial Modeling
- Company Valuation
- Mergers & Acquisition, Leveraged Buyout Private Equity and Initial Public Offering
- Portfolio Management
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- Data Analytics in Quantitative Finance
- Venture Capital and Innovation Finance
- Risk Management
- Current Methods in Corporate Finance
- Derivatives
Our holistic concept is the result of over 20 years of experience in the field of quantitative finance. Become part of the next generation of quants.
The certificate program is designed so that you can complete it alongside your professional work. This allows you to apply what you have learned directly in professional practice.
Our participants are personally supervised by our team of professors. You benefit from many years of experience and an enormously large professional network.
The modules cover central finance topics. You create a business plan with integrated P, balance sheet, and cash flow planning, a company valuation with DCF, multiples, sensitivity and scenario analyses, as well as corporate financing.
The content is based on the renowned textbook "Financial Modeling," which is widely recognized in the financial world. Additionally, there are customized instructional videos and extensive supplementary materials.
You create models and defend them. No written exams or rote memorization required.
Access to an exclusive network of finance experts and alumni that offers valuable contacts and exchange opportunities.
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An initial overview of the content, structure, and organization of the Certified Financial Modeler program:
In the info video, the professors concisely present the main features of the Certified Financial Modeler program.
Information on Admission, Registration & Participation Fees
The participation fees for the Certified Financial Modeler in AI (CFM) are made up as follows:
(net € 3,357.14)
(net € 1,256.30)
(net € 836.13, VAT included € 158.87)
An EIQF scholarship can be applied for.
The course fee includes the examination fees, the course book as an e-book and access to extensive learning materials. There are no further costs.
Basic knowledge of finance and Excel.
Willingness to participate in an intensive, practice-oriented program.
Registration possible at any time
The financial world is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, automation, and digital financial models are changing processes, analyses, and decision-making structures in companies, banks, insurance firms, and consultancies.
There is a demand for employees who understand finance, master quantitative methods, and can use modern AI tools effectively. The key is not just an affinity for technology, but the ability to analyze data, develop models, critically assess AI results, and translate them into sound financial decisions.
The certificate is aimed at…
Career Starters
..., who want to improve their career prospects through in-depth knowledge of AI.
Bank employees and financial service providers
...who want to expand their AI competence in creating and analyzing complex financial models to unlock better professional opportunities.
Auditors, tax consultants, and management consultants
...who want to expand and optimize their consulting services through specialized skills in the field of AI.
Managers and executives
..., who want to make sound financial decisions based on precise AI models and thereby improve their strategic skills.
IT Professionals
..., who want to specialize in financial models and apply their technical skills in the field of AI-based financial modeling.
Controllers and employees in strategy departments
..., who want to strengthen their analytical skills and offer their clients sound AI financial models and analyses.
Those interested in personal finance
..., who want to create personalized financial planning (e.g., pension gap calculation) using AI.
With 10 modules, one might expect them to be taught by 10 different professors. However, behind the 10 modules are exactly 2 professors who have created this teaching content over the last 20 years in the form of consecutive publications. Using interconnected modules, you will learn how the individual elements of financial modeling, financial engineering, and data analytics are related.
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