Need help building a financial forecast? My special guest on this episode of the podcast is Ilya Osver, an independent and self-motivated Financial Analyst with more than 14 years of experience.

It's safe to say that Ilya knows a thing or two about building financial models and forecasts. And, he was more than happy to share his best tips and advice on everything from the basics of financial forecasting to building financial models on Excel and navigating frauds in financial standings. It’s a great conversation and one you don’t want to miss!

Tune in to discover:

• What financial forecasting is (bringing it back to the basics!)
• The benefits of financial forecasting
• What key tools should be in the ‘survival kit’ of anyone who wants to create a financial forecasting plan
• How Ilya’s financial forecast models predicted the future of the business
• How to create a financial forecast in Microsoft Excel
• Ilya shares his prediction for the future of financial forecasting
• How to navigate frauds in financial standings

…and so much more!

You can also read this episode of the podcast as a blog post right here: How to create a financial forecast model

Resources & mentions from this episode:

• Connect with Ilya on LinkedIn
• Sign up to our FREE Finance Alliance Slack community
• Subscribe to the Finance Alliance Fix newsletter

More resources on this topic:

• 3 step maturity assessment for a successful finance function transformation
• Use financial management dashboards to make fast data-driven decisions

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