Audit a Financial Model with Macabacus | Course Preview

Описание: Is your financial model truly bulletproof? A single formula error can instantly destroy stakeholder confidence and undermine all of your hard work. This practical course shows you how to professionally audit a financial model using Macabacus to ensure its accuracy, integrity, and impact.

Building trust in your model goes beyond clean formatting; it requires absolute formulaic integrity. We'll walk you through a live audit of an income statement, demonstrating a "common sense" check that uncovers a critical, yet common, error in a net income calculation. Learn the techniques that separate good analysts from great ones and ensure your models are used in key decision-making processes.

IN THIS VIDEO, YOU'LL LEARN:

🔷 Why model auditing is absolutely critical for maintaining stakeholder confidence.
🔷 A step-by-step process for checking an income statement for logical and mathematical errors.
🔷 How to spot a critical sign-flip error in a Net Income formula.
🔷 How to quickly correct the formula and apply the fix across all columns using Macabacus's Fast Fill Right (Ctrl+Shift+R).
🔷 Best practices for formatting, such as marking all unfavorable items (expenses, taxes) as negatives for clarity.

⏱️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Why Auditing Your Financial Model is Critical
0:22 - Beyond Formatting: The Need for Formulaic Integrity
0:45 - How to Perform a "Common Sense" Check on Your Numbers
1:01 - Live Example: Auditing an Income Statement (Revenue to EBITDA)
1:24 - Checking the Bottom Half of the P&L (EBIT to EBT)
1:57 - SPOTTING THE ERROR: Finding the Mistake in Net Income
2:11 - Fixing the Formula & Using Macabacus's Fast Fill Right
2:26 - The Ultimate Goal: Building Lasting Trust in Your Models

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