Finance skills, applied
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18 resources
Bank Reconciliation: Explain Every Difference
Match the records, justify the corrections and show what still needs follow-up.
Foundation · 30-45 minutes
Open case →Accounting / ACC-02Accruals, Prepayments and Month-End Cutoff
Put expense in the service period, even when the invoice and payment dates disagree.
Intermediate · 60 minutes
Open case →Accounting / ACC-03Close the Books: From Trial Balance to Review Pack
Complete a bounded month-end close, then explain the unresolved work.
Advanced · 90-120 minutes
Open case →Cash Flow & Treasury / CFT-01Turn Receivables into a Cash Collection Plan
Turn aging into a collection plan without treating disputed invoices as cash.
Foundation · 45 minutes
Open case →Cash Flow & Treasury / CFT-02Build a 13-Week Cash Forecast
Find the cash trough before deciding which actions matter.
Intermediate · 75-90 minutes
Open case →Cash Flow & Treasury / CFT-03Stress-Test Liquidity Before the Shortfall
Stress customer timing and FX while respecting funding limits.
Advanced · 90 minutes
Open case →Controlling & Management Accounting / CON-01Which Product Actually Contributes to Profit?
Separate avoidable economics from allocated overhead.
Foundation · 45 minutes
Open case →Controlling & Management Accounting / CON-02Material and Labour Variances: Find the Operational Cause
Reconcile production cost variances and investigate their causes.
Intermediate · 60-75 minutes
Open case →Controlling & Management Accounting / CON-03A Profitable Division with Weak Controls
Correct segment profit and separate control failures from allocation choices.
Advanced · 90 minutes
Open case →FP&A / FPA-01Revenue Is Up. Why Is Profit Down?
Explain a profit shortfall with a bridge that ties out - and questions that lead to a decision.
Foundation · 45-60 minutes
Open case →FP&A / FPA-02Build a Driver-Based Quarterly Forecast
Turn operational drivers into an explicit base and downside forecast.
Intermediate · 75-90 minutes
Open case →FP&A / FPA-03Hire Now or Wait? A Headcount Investment Decision
Evaluate capacity, ramp-up and cash before approving a hire.
Advanced · 90-120 minutes
Open case →Investment Banking & M&A / IBA-01From Enterprise Value to Equity Value
Turn a valuation multiple into an equity purchase-price range.
Foundation · 45-60 minutes
Open case →Investment Banking & M&A / IBA-02Value a Business with DCF and Trading Comps
Compare two valuation lenses and expose sensitivity instead of hiding it.
Intermediate · 90 minutes
Open case →Investment Banking & M&A / IBA-03Should We Buy It? An Acquisition Investment Case
Separate earnings accretion, financing effects and value creation.
Advanced · 120 minutes
Open case →Excel & Financial Modeling / XFM-01Clean, Map and Reconcile a Finance Dataset
Clean a small ledger export while preserving every exception.
Foundation · 45 minutes
Open case →Excel & Financial Modeling / XFM-02Build an Integrated Three-Statement Model
Link profit, working capital and cash without a hidden plug.
Intermediate · 90-120 minutes
Open case →Excel & Financial Modeling / XFM-03Audit a Broken Financial Model
Find planted errors, correct the model and challenge an AI explanation.
Advanced · 90 minutes
Open case →Check each resource’s notes for its assumptions, file versions and review status. Read the methodology and review status.