Forecasting with Precision: Advanced Financial Modeling and Scenario Planning: Techniques for top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid forecasting models using Excel and Python (Modern FP&A Playbook) - Softcover

Book 1 of 3: Modern FP&A Playbook

Wexler, Graham; Van Der Post, Hayden

 
9798273041608: Forecasting with Precision: Advanced Financial Modeling and Scenario Planning: Techniques for top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid forecasting models using Excel and Python (Modern FP&A Playbook)
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9798273041608
Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Reactive Publishing

In today’s volatile business landscape, forecasting isn’t just about predicting numbers, it’s about engineering foresight. In Forecasting with Precision, Graham Wexler unveils a cutting-edge framework that blends financial modeling, scenario planning, and analytical discipline into a unified forecasting methodology used by top-performing FP&A teams worldwide.

Through practical models, case-based examples, and advanced techniques, Wexler shows how to transform uncertainty into strategic advantage, bridging the gap between traditional spreadsheet forecasting and modern data-driven finance. You’ll learn to build driver-based models, master multi-scenario sensitivity analysis, and deploy real-time predictive models using Python, Power BI, and advanced analytics platforms.

From constructing resilient forecasting architectures to communicating actionable insights to executives, this book is a complete roadmap for FP&A professionals, analysts, and CFOs who want to elevate their craft and lead with precision in a data-saturated world.

Key insights include:

  • Designing scalable, dynamic financial models for evolving business realities

  • Applying Monte Carlo simulations and probabilistic forecasting methods

  • Integrating macroeconomic and operational data for holistic visibility

  • Building adaptive scenario frameworks to support strategic agility

  • Turning financial data into a predictive narrative that drives enterprise action

Forecasting with Precision sets a new standard for modern FP&A mastery, combining technical depth, strategic clarity, and the real-world foresight required to thrive in global finance.

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Publisher
Independently published
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798273041608
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
487
Editor
Munrow Danny