An Intensive 2-day Training Course
Mastering Business Analytics for Financial Presentations
Building High Level Skills for Finance Career Development

Course Introduction
What will be the most important finance skills in the digital 21st century?
This Mastering Business Analytics for Financial Presentations online training course will highlight the most important analysis and presentation skills you will need in the new world of Big Data. We have entered a new era where business success is heavily dependent not only on the ability to harness the power of Business Analytics (BA) and Business Intelligence (BI) to make sense of the vast amount of digital data generated both inside and outside the organisation but is also dependent on the ability of finance professionals to use data visualisation methods to present relevant insights to key decision-makers in an intelligible and helpful way.
This leading edge Oxford Management Centre online training course will focus on the tools and techniques used by world-class finance functions to provide the critical business insights key business decision-makers need for effective Data Driven Decision Management (DDDM).
This online training course will not only provide you with the relevant theoretical principles of modern BI and BA techniques but will also develop your practical skills to produce insightful data visualisations and financial presentations – providing you with leading edge skills that will take you forward in your own career development.
Objectives
By the end of this Mastering Business Analytics for Financial Presentations online training course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand the principles and practice of BI and BA
- Harness Excel’s most powerful data analysis functions
- Employ advanced financial analysis techniques
- Produce engaging data visualization graphics
- Use Excel to generate scorecards and dashboards
- Significantly improve your financial reports and presentations
Training Methodology
This online training course will utilize a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. The training online training course is conducted online using ClickMeeting and has three sessions starting from 0900 and end 1400.
Who Should Attend?
This online training course is designed to benefit delegates from a wide-range of finance disciplines both internal and external to business organisations; in particular the course will greatly benefit:
- Financial accountants
- Cost and management accountants
- Planning and budgeting team members
- Investment analysts
- Auditors and management consultants
- Financial reporting team members
- Finance Strategic Business Partners
Course Outline
Day One to Day Two
- Introduction to Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Analytics (BA)
- Principles of Data Driven Decision Management (DDDM)
- Understanding statistical, descriptive and predictive analytics
- Business analytics using Excel
- Key financial measures and what drives them
- Analysing and interpreting financial statements
- Principles and practical approach to data visualisation
- Designing data visualisations for financial presentations
- Using predictive analytics for better financial forecasting
- Principles and design of scorecards and dashboards
- Designing and creating dashboards in Excel
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.
Accreditation

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Yes, Oxford Management Centre is accredited by the following professional bodies;
National Association of State Board of Accountancy (NASBA)
The Oxford Management Centre is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
Yes, discounts are available. For further information please call +971 50 985 0174 or email, [email protected]
Note: Discounts are not applicable with any other special offer that may be available.
There are 2 easy ways to register:
- Online: Select the training course you want to register for, Click the “Book Your Place” button on the course page, complete the form and click submit.
- E-mail: Send your details to [email protected]
We request that all cancellations be made at least one week before the class start date. You may reschedule this class without any penalty. If not, a $250 fee will be charged for cancellations received less than one week before a class begins and for no-shows. Cancellation penalties and any fees incurred by Oxford Management Centre will be deducted from refunds.
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The classroom training fees include course presentation, relevant materials, physical & digital documentation, lunch and refreshments served during entire training. Accommodation and transportation are not included in the training course fees.
While, online training fees cover the course presentation and digital documentation and relevant materials.
The Oxford Management Centre Certificate of Completion with corresponding CPE credits shall be awarded to delegates who has successfully completed the training course.
Payment must be received before the training course commences. You can make payment by bank draft, cash, credit card or wire transfer.
Note: If the payment is not received, Oxford Management Centre has the right to refuse admission.
Upon receipt of your registration form, we will send you the following by e-mail:
- Registration Confirmation
- Invoice/Receipt (where appropriate)
If you register online you will receive an e-mail within 24 hours confirming your registration.