Self-Paced Courses

Member: $495 | Non-member: $595
Credits: FP&A NA | CTP NA | CPE NA
Dates: January 16, 18, 23 & 25, 2024 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM ET
*Attendees will have access to recordings of the seminar through the 2024A Window

The FPAC Exam Bootcamp is designed to assist student in their preparation for the FP&A Certification through the use of interactive case studies.  In each session students will be working with other students on assigned case studies that will highlight skills necessary to pass the FP&A exam. Cases will then be reviewed and explained by Instructor.  Students should have studied the Exam Prep Platform prior to class start with the content of the class serving as a capstone to tie the theory and practical application together.

Sample Agenda:

Class 1

• Introduction
• Exam Tips
• Warm-up Case
• Time Value of Money Cases
• Cash Conversion Cycle Case
• Breakeven Case
• Depreciation Case
• Homework
  • Advanced Cash Conversion Cycle Case
  • Elasticity Case
  • Equivalent Annual Annuity Case

Class 2

• Review Class 1 Homework
• Financial Statements Case
• Delphi Method Case
• Trend Line Case
• Smoothing Case
• Seasonality Case
• Homework
  • Ratios from Financial Statements Case
  • Practice Excel Cases

Class 3

• Review Class 2 Homework
• Revenue Projection Case
• Returns Case
• Margin Concept Exercise Case
• Price-Volume-Mix Case
• PVM of a Customer Case
• Homework
  • P&L Scenario Case
  • Lifetime Value of a Customer Case
  • Probability Adjusted NPV Cases

Class 4

• Review Class 3 Homework
• Review Discussion Question
• WACC and CAPM overview
• Finding Beta Case
• WACC and CAPM Case
• Shortcomings of WACC/CAPM
• Value at Risk (VAR) Case
• Additional Stats Cases
• Bonus Topics:
  • Optimization Case
  • Monte Carlo Simulation Case