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The Best Financial Modeling Course
for Aspiring Finance Professionals
Differentiate yourself for investment banking, private equity, and other competitive fields in finance.
What is the FMC® Program?
Our Financial Modeling Course it specifically designed to help you master the skills required by all financial institutions for internships and entry-level positions. Our FMC® Program will set you far above the typical applicant and train you not only in the technical skills needed for financial modeling, but also give you insider knowledge on how to win your interview and secure your professional future.
These courses are transforming the way tomorrow’s leaders learn vital financial modeling skills and giving companies a superior way to find elite performers who are ready to make an immediate impact.
The FMC® Program consists of 35 videos and 8 hours of total instruction that provides a step-by-step guide to building your own financial models. You will build a three-statement financial model, public comparables analysis, precedent comparables analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and a leveraged buyout analysis – all from scratch. Earning our certifications requires you to continue practicing your modeling skills after you’ve watched the videos.
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Universities
- 100% online
- 35 videos, 8 hours of instruction
- 15-20 hours of commitment to earn certifications
- Access to videos for 2 years
- Unlimited exams
- No accounting or finance knowledge required
Who is Adventis for?
Undergraduate Students
Set yourself apart, prep for interviews, and win entry-level positions in competitive finance fields with our world-class financial modeling course.
Professionals
Sharpen your skills for your current position or improve your candidacy for a lateral career move with our FMC® Program.
Institutions
Arm your incoming analysts with the financial modeling skills they need for the job or find pre-qualified, Adventis approved, applicants.
Why Choose Adventis?
There is simply no better resource to prepare you for your professional career in finance. Adventis isn’t just about teaching you basic skills. It is about excelling and standing apart from your peers in a highly competitive space.
Unlike its competitors, who bore their students with as much as dozens of hours of subpar video content, Adventis has streamlined the learning process to only 8 hours of highly focused and skillfully crafted learning content. The FMC® Program provides a step-by-step guide to building your own financial models. You will build a three-statement financial model, public comparables analysis, precedent comparables analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, and a leveraged buyout analysis – all from scratch.
If you enroll Adventis will:
- Educate you on the specific skills you will need for success.
- Prepare you for interviews and empowers you to answer questions with confidence and accuracy
- Give you resources to find and apply for summer internships to jumpstart your career
We've Helped Hundreds of Young Professionals Win Their Interviews at Top Financial Institutions
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Financial Modeling Course Graduates
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Will
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Incoming Investment Banking Analyst, DBO Partners
University of Notre Dame, Class of 2021
“I thought Adventis did an excellent job at thoroughly explaining and linking core concepts.”
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Lauren
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Citigroup
University of Georgia, Class of 2022
“Adventis was a major talking point in almost every one of my interviews.”
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Jay
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Stifel
Iowa State University, Class of 2022
“My certification allowed me to show a high level of interest in investment banking and my financial acumen at the same time.”
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Eric
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Incoming Investment Banking Analyst, Deutsche Bank
University of Illinois, Class of 2021
“Adventis gives you everything that you would need to succeed in an interview from a technical perspective.”
Course Highlights
Excel Formatting Techniques and Keystroke Efficiency
- Build the skills that enable you to efficiently move through the rest of the program
- Learn to use the mouse less and the keyboard more
- Learn key formatting techniques that will make your financial models easy to follow
Three Statement Model
- Build a 3-statement, fully circular, and properly formatted financial model of an airline company from scratch
- Build supporting schedules for working capital, PP&E, dividends, share repurchases, debt, and interest expense
- Learn how investment banking, corporate FP&A, equity research, and other analyst positions use assumptions-driven financial models to support management in making informed decisions and communicating to stakeholders
Public Comparables Analysis
- Perform a public comparables analysis in the airline space to see where the airline company trades relative to its peers and determine where it should be trading
- Develop an understanding of how to choose the right comp set for the airline by looking at factors like size, expected growth, and margins
- Calculate and discuss commonly used multiples such as EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, and P/E
Precedent Comparables Analysis
- Perform a precedent comparables analysis for the airline space to see where previous airlines have been bought
- Discuss how an investment bank would use precedent transactions to determine the appropriate sell price for this airline
- Develop the knowledge necessary to compare recently sold companies using multiples like EV/EBITDA and EV/Sales in order to extrapolate how the market would value a similar company today
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
- Perform a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis to determine the intrinsic value of the airline
- Determine the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the airline company
- Learn the practicality behind EBIT, unlevered free cash flows, projection periods and terminal values in finding a valuation range for a business
Valuation “Football Field”
- Build a comparison of public comparables, precedent comparables, and the discounted cash flow analysis to triangulate a value for the airline company
- Learn how an equity research analyst determines whether to issue a buy, hold, or sell opinion
- Learn how an investment bank determines the value range of a company
Leveraged Buyout Analysis
- Learn the fundamental analysis used by private equity firms
- Build a leveraged buyout (LBO) analysis from scratch and learn about capital structures, modeling pro-forma financials and calculating return and credit metrics
Self-Paced Practice & Certification Exams
- FMC Program Enrollees are able to take unlimited exams for no additional cost
- Exams are typically offered weekly and only one round of exams are allowed per week
- Exam results and full feedback are often delivered within a few days
- After videos are completed, it’s recommended you put in 5-10 hours of practice before attempting the exams
Certification Requirements
TO EARN
FMC Level I Certification
STUDENTS MUST
- Build an industry-leading, three-statement financial model from scratch in less than 90 minutes with minimal formatting and formula errors
- Score at least 90% on a 30-question multiple-choice exam focused on key financial modeling, accounting and corporate finance concepts
TO EARN
FMC Level II Certification
STUDENTS MUST
- Earn FMC Level I Certification
- Score at least 90% on a 25-question multiple-choice exam focused on key valuation and leveraged buyout concepts
Learn by doing, not by watching
The FMC® Program consists of 35 videos and 8 hours of total instruction that provides a step-by-step guide to building your own financial models. You will build a three-statement financial model, public comparables analysis, precedent comparables analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and a leveraged buyout analysis – all from scratch. Earning our certifications requires you to continue practicing your modeling skills after you’ve watched the videos.
Access an esteemed network
Adventis has a network of over 700 certified financial professionals and we are certifying over 300 annually. Once you have earned your certification, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet and network with other students and professionals working at some of the most respected banks and financial institutions in the country.
Impress employers
Our certifications require you to build a fully circular, three-statement financial model within 90 minutes with minimal errors and pass challenging multiple-choice exams with a 90% success ratio. Whether you’re networking or interviewing, Adventis certifications show employers that you have the skills, work ethic, and attention to detail needed for the job.
Improve performance on the job
Earning our certifications provides you with a skill set that will separate you from your peers and enable you to hit the ground running when starting your internship or full-time position and increase your chances of winning a return offer or being placed in the top of your analyst class.
Prep for interviews
The process to become certified requires you to practice financial modeling after you’ve completed all our videos in the FMC® Program . This process requires you to internalize and truly understand all the concepts, which will greatly enhance your ability to be ready for technical questions in interviews.
Everything you need to know, nothing you don’t
Since founding the business in 2013 we’ve provided the FMC® Program to over 5,000 trainees and spent considerable effort continually improving our curriculum to focus on helping you develop skills you can use to differentiate yourself while networking and interviewing for competitive internships and full-time positions.
Financial Modeling Certification
(FMC®) Program
*$295
*Discounted price for undergraduate students