We present to you school of financial modeling
(African Professionals scholarship)
Learn to build scalable financial model using the FAST standard and take the one and only globally certified exam in practical financial modeling by the financial modeling institute
An intensive learn at your pace online program
Support from industry experts
Guided exam preparation and curated mock practice
What you’ll be getting
- Best practice FAST standard financial modeling skills
- AFM exam success
- Massive Career level up
Who this is for
This scholarship is exclusively available to African residents (excluding South Africa). Through the generous support of our sponsors, this initiative has been created to develop world-class financial modeling capabilities, promote international best practices, and increase access to globally recognized financial modeling standards and certifications across Africa.
This program is ideal for you if:
- You are an ambitious professional seeking to transition into finance and want to develop a strong understanding of financial statements, business performance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making to expand your career opportunities.
- You are a finance or accounting professional looking to strengthen your ability to build dynamic budgeting, forecasting, and planning models. You want to confidently incorporate assumptions, scenarios, and analytical drivers into financial forecasts that support business strategy and informed decision-making.
- You are a freelancer, consultant, or independent professional aiming to enter the financial modeling industry or increase your earning potential by delivering higher-value financial modeling services. You want to gain internationally recognized credentials, such as the Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) designation, while building credibility and attracting premium client engagements.
- You are a manager, executive, business owner, or strategic decision-maker who wants to effectively review, challenge, and evaluate financial models. You recognize the importance of reliable financial analysis and want the knowledge required to make sound business decisions with confidence
If any of these describe your current goals or professional aspirations, then this program was designed with you in mind.
Everything You Get When You Enroll
Accounting Fundamentals – Build a Strong Foundation in Accounting
- Understand the fundamental principles of accounting and how financial information drives business decisions.
- Master the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement and understand how they connect.
- Learn budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost accounting, taxation, debt, equity, and key financial ratios.
- Develop the financial statement analysis skills required to build accurate and reliable financial models.
Excel Beginner and intermediate – Master Excel for Financial Modeling
- Progress from Excel fundamentals to advanced Excel techniques used by professional financial modelers.
- Learn essential formulas, functions, logical operators, lookup functions, and data analysis tools.
- Improve efficiency through keyboard shortcuts, automation techniques, advanced formatting, and workbook management.
- Create professional charts, dashboards, and data visualizations that support decision making.
AFM prep course – Prepare for the Advanced Financial Modeler {AFM) Certification
- Learn how to build a complete three-statement integrated financial model from scratch.
- Structure models using industry-recognized methodologies that are audit-friendly and easy to navigate.
- Master scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis techniques used in professional environments.
- Develop the speed, efficiency, and exam techniques required to succeed in the AFM examination.
- Gain access to a detailed step-by-step AFM exam preparation guide and mock exam support
Bonus Courses – Learn Global Best Practice FAST Standard Financial Modeling through our Core Modeling skills and Financial Modeling for Business Course
Core Modeling Skills – Develop Core Financial Modeling Skills
- Core Modeling Skills
You will learn how to:
- Adopt a Keyboard Over the Mouse workflow to improve modeling speed and efficiency.
- Set up and use Excel Macros to streamline repetitive tasks.
- Design and implement a professional Model Structure.
- Build up a financial model using structured modeling techniques.
- Create and maintain a comprehensive Model Guide.
- Audit and review models to improve quality and reliability.
- Build financial models from scratch.
- Build Time Flags to drive dynamic model calculations.
- Reinforce learning through practical assessments.
Financial Modeling for Business
- Build comprehensive financial models that reflect real-world business operations.
- Forecast revenue, costs, working capital, capital expenditure, debt, equity, and cash flows.
- Perform sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, and business performance evaluation.
- Incorporate quality control checks and professional model review processes.
- Create decision-support tools that help management evaluate growth opportunities, risks, and strategic initiatives.
Exclusive Learning Support
- Access mentorship from experienced financial modeling professionals.
- Participate in live Q&A sessions and guided learning support.
- Join a community of aspiring and experienced finance professionals.
- Learn through practical, hands-on exercises and real-world business case studies.
Earn a Globally Recognized Credential
- Sit for the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) examination.
- Demonstrate your financial modeling competence against international standards.
- Join a growing network of globally recognized financial modeling professionals.
- Use the AFM designation to strengthen your credibility and career opportunities
TESTIMONIALS
Upcoming AFM Exam Dates
May
9
2026
July
11
2026
October
24
2026
February
20
2027
Other Scholarship Routes
Course Curriculum Breakdown
Phase 1 – Accounting Fundamentals
- Accounting Overview
- Cost Accounting
- Budgeting, Variance, & Forecasting
- The Financial Statements
- Income Statement
- Statement of Financial Position
- Statement of Cashflow
- Margins that Matters
- Taxation
- Long-Term Debt
- Equity & Its Components
- Accounting Ratio
Phase 2 – Excel Course
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel
- Basic Workbook skills
- Managing Worksheets
- Working with Columns and Rows
- Creating simple formulas
- Formatting Data and Cells
- Filling
- Page Setup
- Sort & Filters
- Protection
- Hyperlink
- Consolidate
- Logical Functions
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Data Formatting techniques
- Data Validation Technique and Named Range
- Excel Functions and Formulas
- Lookup
- Data Presentation Techniques
Phase 3 – AFM prep Course
- Introduction
- Building the Model Structure
- Building Scenarios and Linking Historical FS
- Populating Assumption Sheet
- Building the Schedule Sheet and Model Sheet
- Building the Summary Sheet
- Finalizing the Model
Phase 4- Core Modeling Skills (Bonus courses)
- Introduction
- Keyboard Over the Mouse
- Setting Up Macros
- Model Structure
- Building Up the Model & Charts
- Model Guide & Audit
- Building Model from Scratch & Time Flags
Phase 5- Financial Modeling for Business (Bonus courses)
- Understanding the Start Model
- Setting up Macros (Bonus Module)
- How to link the Financial Statement
- FS Modeling – Revenue and Operating costs
- FS Modeling – Tax
- FS Modeling – Non-Current Assets and Working Capital
- FS Modeling – Equity and Debt Finance
- Key Outputs / Analysis
- Quality Control and Model Finalization
- Building Model from Scratch & Time Flags (Bonus Module)
Pay in USD
$450
Pay in Naira (Excahnge Rate Applies)
₦ 630,000
Pay in USD (3-month installments)
$150
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We are confident in the quality of our training. If within the first 15 days you complete the introductory modules, actively engage with the learning materials, and genuinely feel the program is not providing value, we will consider a refund of your tuition in full. This
guarantee applies before attempting the AFM examination and before completing the advanced financial modeling modules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need prior finance knowledge?
No. Prior finance knowledge is not required. The program is structured to help beginners build the necessary foundation before progressing to advanced topics. Participants first go through our Accounting Fundamentals module, followed by Beginner and Intermediate Excel training, which equips them with the essential financial and technical skills needed for financial modeling. Once these foundations are established, participants then proceed to the AFM Preparation Course, where they apply these skills to advanced financial modeling concepts and exam preparation.
Is the course beginner friendly?
Yes. The program is designed to guide beginners step-by-step. You will first take Accounting Fundamentals and Beginner to Intermediate Excel training to build the necessary foundation, after which you will progress to the AFM preparation course where advanced financial modeling concepts are taught.
The training is a self-paced online program, allowing participants to learn at their own convenience. This means you can progress through the modules based on your schedule while still having access to mentorship, live sessions, and program resources
What happens after I pass AFM?
After passing the AFM exam, you will be certified as a professional capable of building financial models from scratch. This certification demonstrates that you have both the technical knowledge and practical skills required to design and analyze financial models used in real business and investment decisions.
Beyond the certification, AFM also strengthens your professional credibility with employers, particularly for roles that require strong financial modeling expertise, such as corporate finance, investment analysis, project finance, and financial advisory. It signals to employers that you possess the analytical and modeling capabilities needed to support strategic financial decision-making.
Is there an installment payment option?
Yes. The program offers flexible installment payment options to make it easier for working professionals and students to enroll without financial pressure.
Will I get real financial modeling skills?
Yes. The program is designed to be practical and hands-on, focusing on building real financial models and applying financial modeling techniques used by professionals in the industry.
My journey into financial modeling began over a decade ago. Like many finance professionals, I attended trainings, built models, worked on projects, and continuously developed my technical
skills. At the time, I believed I was learning the right way.
However, as my career progressed and I gained exposure to international financial modeling standards and complex investment transactions, I came to a humbling realization: much of what I had learned was not aligned with global best practices.
I had to unlearn years of habits and rebuild my modeling foundation from the ground up. While challenging, that experience became one of the most transformative periods of my career.
It taught me that financial modeling is not simply about spreadsheets and formulas. It is about structured thinking, sound accounting principles, clear communication, and building tools that can withstand scrutiny and support critical investment decisions.
Over the last 12 years, I have had the privilege of developing and reviewing financial models across sectors including infrastructure, transportation, renewable energy, oil and gas, real estate, and other investment-intensive industries. Working on feasibility studies, project finance transactions, business cases, and investment appraisals exposed me to the realities of decision-making at the highest levels.
Yet throughout this journey, I noticed a recurring challenge. Many talented analysts, accountants, finance professionals, investment bankers, and project finance practitioners were facing the same struggles I had encountered years earlier. Too many professionals were spending years learning through trial and error when a structured pathway could significantly accelerate their growth.
That realization became the foundation of BFI Insights.
We set out to create the kind of learning experience we wished existed when we started our own journey—one that goes beyond teaching formulas and shortcuts. A learning experience built on structure, logic, accounting, critical thinking, and industry best practices.
Our objective has always been to prepare professionals not just to build financial models, but to build models that investors, lenders, development finance institutions, boards, and decision-makers can rely on with confidence.
This commitment to excellence is also why our partnership with the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) is so important to us. While learning is valuable, independent validation is equally powerful. The Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) certification provides professionals with an opportunity to benchmark their skills against globally recognized standards and demonstrate their competence to employers, investors, and institutions around the world.
Today, thousands of professionals and leading organizations have trusted us with their learning and development journey. Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing professionals who trained with us secure promotions, transition into project finance and investment roles, join leading organizations, win competitive opportunities, and become trusted advisors within their institutions.
At BFI Insights, our mission remains simple: to equip professionals with globally relevant skills, practical experience, and industry-recognized standards that enable them to create value, make better decisions, and excel throughout their careers.
Promise Godbold
That realization became the foundation of BFI Insights.
We set out to create the kind of learning experience we wished existed when we started our own journey—one that goes beyond teaching formulas and shortcuts. A learning experience built on structure, logic, accounting, critical thinking, and industry best practices.
Our objective has always been to prepare professionals not just to build financial models, but to build models that investors, lenders, development finance institutions, boards, and decision-makers can rely on with confidence.
This commitment to excellence is also why our partnership with the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) is so important to us. While learning is valuable, independent validation is equally powerful. The Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) certification provides professionals with an opportunity to benchmark their skills against globally recognized standards and demonstrate their competence to employers, investors, and institutions around the world.
Today, thousands of professionals and leading organizations have trusted us with their learning and development journey. Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than seeing professionals who trained with us secure promotions, transition into project finance and investment roles, join leading organizations, win competitive opportunities, and become trusted advisors within their institutions.
At BFI Insights, our mission remains simple: to equip professionals with globally relevant skills, practical experience, and industry-recognized standards that enable them to create value, make better decisions, and excel throughout their careers.
Promise Godbold
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