Financial Modeling is a key skill with application in several areas within banking and finance industry as well as in corporations. In financial modeling you learn to gather historical information on companies and analyze company / industry performance on various financial parameters. This analysis is then used to build a companies financial model, which in turn is key to projecting a future financial performance. Based on this model companies / investors can arrive at a suitable valuation for the companies.

Individuals with these skills can work in the areas of investment banking / equity research/trading, financial KPOs that are assisting investment bankers / equity research firms, financial advisory firms, project finance and in the area of performance tracking and MIS for companies themselves.