Question: How can I become a great financial modeling specialist?
Answer: A great financial modeling specialist is first and foremost a great communicator. Unlike what outsiders may think, a great financial modeler is not bound to his spreadsheet all the time., but is out speaking with various stakeholders in sales, marketing, IT, strategy, accounting and finance, to get a real pulse of the business drivers and on-ground reality. Armed with this information, he builds a very comprehensive model that often surprises even the CEO with revelations through various model parameters.
You must definitely know how to build an elegant looking, easy to use and robust financial model that appeals to people. Lastly, you must have good presentation skills that convince people that your model indeed captures every possible nuance of the business. Combine it all, and you could literally be making millions.
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