2026: FMI: Advanced financial modeler accreditation

2026: FMI: Advanced financial modeler accreditation

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Validate your financial modelling expertise and gain global recognition with the FMI’s Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) accreditation — a self-paced programme that builds your ability to design, integrate, and test best-practice financial models to international standards.

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11 July 2026, FMI: Advanced financial modeler accreditation

11 July 2026, FMI: Advanced financial modeler accreditation

£450.00 + VAT
Available
Virtual
All Locations
Data Analytics
Jul
11
Sat
09:30
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17:30 BST
Schedule Type Title: 1st of the Month
Schedule Description: Master the global standard in financial modelling.
Sessions: 1
Session Hours: 8.00
CPD hours: 40hrs
Virtual

Description

Validate your financial modelling expertise and gain global recognition with the FMI’s Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) accreditation — a self-paced programme that builds your ability to design, integrate, and test best-practice financial models to international standards.

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FMI: Advanced financial modeler accreditation
Master the global standard in financial modelling.

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11/07/2026, Timings to be selected when registering with FMI

Virtual

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
In today’s fast-moving business environment, financial modelling is a critical skill for finance professionals who support decision-making, valuation, and forecasting. The AFM accreditation from the Financial Modelling Institute (FMI) is the global benchmark that validates your ability to build a fully integrated three-statement model from scratch.

Through this self-paced programme, you’ll strengthen your modelling discipline, gain international recognition, and prove your capability to deliver models that stand up to real-world scrutiny.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
By completing this accreditation programme, you will be able to:

• Plan and structure robust, transparent, and auditable financial models.
• Forecast revenues, costs, depreciation, working capital, tax, and capital structure using best-practice techniques.
• Link the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow into a fully integrated model.
• Apply scenario and sensitivity analysis to test model assumptions and performance.
• Design professional outputs that communicate insight clearly and credibly.
• Audit and review models for logic, reconciliation, and accuracy.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Professionals who build, audit, or rely on financial models - including FP&A analysts, corporate finance practitioners, valuation specialists, and accountants seeking to validate their modelling expertise through a globally recognised standard.

WHY CHOOSE ICAEW?
• Trusted heritage: For over 145 years, ICAEW has trained and supported the world’s leading finance professionals, setting the global benchmark for quality.
• Expert-led learning: Courses designed and delivered by subject matter experts, combining professional insight with real-world experience.
• Expert-led partnership: Delivered in collaboration with the Financial Modelling Institute (FMI), the global standard-setter for modelling excellence, ensuring your learning aligns with internationally recognised best practice.
• Connected and relevant: Close links with government, regulators, and industry ensure our training reflects the latest challenges in business and finance.
• Practical and interactive: Live, small-group learning with peer exchange delivers immediate workplace impact – and counts as verifiable CPD.

CPD HOURS
ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this course could contribute up to 40hrs of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the course booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

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Attaining the AFM accreditation via this ICAEW/FMI course can contribute up to 40 hours of verifiable CPD, subject to demonstrating relevance to your role.

This self-paced online programme provides a comprehensive learning pathway to help you prepare for the FMI Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) accreditation exam.

You will work through structured modules covering the full lifecycle of best-practice financial model design, build, and review, supported by exercises, case examples, and exam-style practice tasks.

Core elements covered include:
• Model Design and Structure – establishing a clear layout, modular design, and documentation discipline.
• Forecasting and Assumptions – building revenue, cost, depreciation, working capital, tax, and capex schedules.
• Financial Integration – linking the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow into a dynamic three-statement model.
• Scenario and Sensitivity Analysis – creating flexible models that respond to different business conditions.
• Capital Structure and Financing – incorporating debt, equity, and funding considerations.
• Outputs and Presentation – designing a professional front end with executive summaries and visual outputs.
• Model Review and Testing – applying model audit principles, reconciliation, error-checking, and stress testing.

 

 

Ian Schnoor, Executive Director, Financial Modelling Institute
Ian Schnoor is the Executive Director of the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI), the world’s only financial modelling accreditation body.

Ian is also the founder of The Marquee Group, a leading provider of financial modelling training and consulting to professionals in the financial community. Over the years, Ian has taught thousands of business professionals and university students in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Ian is passionate about teaching and brings a hands-on, interactive approach to every session.

Ian teaches a course called Advanced Financial Modeling at Queen’s University and is a past recipient of the Professor of the Year award in the Master of Finance program at the Smith School of Business.

Ian began his career in the Investment Banking departments at Citigroup and BMO Capital Markets. Ian completed a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree with academic distinction and is also a CFA charterholder.

 

Rate Cost
ICAEW Member £450 + VAT
Non-member £450 + VAT

How do I complete the accreditation?

Once you have booked via the ICAEW website, you will receive instructions on how to enrol in the AFM accreditation program and register for an online exam. You will then have access to FMI’s learning resources to prepare for the accreditation exam. Finally, you will sit an online exam in which you will be provided with a case study and required to build a 3-statement model of a company from scratch. If you successfully complete the proctored exam in under 4 hours, you will complete the accreditation.

How do I register for the exam?

Once you have booked your place via the ICAEW website, you will receive an automated confirmation email with instructions on the next steps.

What do I get access to?

As an AFM candidate, you will gain access to FMI’s learning resources to prepare for your online exam. The learning resources include:

  • 12-hours of step-by-step video tutorials on how to build a 3-statement financial model.
  • AFM practice exams.
  • A live Q&A exam prep session.
  • Access to the FMI Community which includes networking opportunities and webinars hosted by industry.

Instructions on how to access the FMI platform are included in the booking confirmation email you will receive from ICAEW.

How long do I need to prepare for the exam?

Accounting professionals typically spend 25- 40 hours to prepare for the online AFM exam.

When are the exams?

Exams are proctored and offered online four times a year. Once you have booked via the ICAEW website, you will receive a confirmation email containing instructions on how to enrol with FMI and select an exam date.

Will there be any virtual classroom sessions for this accreditation?

No, there are no virtual classrooms included with this accreditation. All learning resources to prepare for the online exam are provided on FMI’s platform.

Can I change the exam date at a later date?

Yes, you are able to change your exam date. Candidates have 12 months of access included in their registration which means you can write during any of the public exam dates within those 12 months. We just ask that if you need to reschedule, please do so prior to 48 hours before the scheduled exam date by contacting FMI. After this deadline candidates will incur a re-enrolment fee if they need to defer their exam.

Is there a cost to resit the exam should I need to retake?

If a candidate does not pass the AFM exam they are welcome to register for a re-enrolment at a reduced rate of USD $300.

How is the online exam invigilated?

The AFM exam is proctored by Proctorio, a remote proctoring software. This software can easily be installed before the exam as a browser extension. All candidates will have the opportunity to test out the Proctorio extension before their scheduled Exam Day to ensure their system setup meets the necessary requirements of the FMI's Exam Platform.

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