Business Intelligence & Analytics for Finance Professionals Course in Amsterdam

Turning Financial Data into Insight, Forecasts, and Better Decisions

Finance professionals are increasingly expected to go beyond reporting historical results and provide forward-looking insight that supports planning, performance management, and strategic decision-making. Business Intelligence and analytics make this possible by transforming financial and operational data into meaningful information that decision-makers can act on.

The Business Intelligence & Analytics for Finance Professionals course provides participants with a practical understanding of BI, business analytics, financial data visualisation, statistical analysis, predictive techniques, and dashboard development. Across five days, participants explore tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and scenario-based forecasting methods while learning how to connect analytics with financial value drivers and KPIs.

The programme also addresses implementation and change, helping participants understand how BI and analytics solutions can be introduced successfully within finance teams and embedded into ongoing planning, reporting, and decision processes.

You'll Learn How To

• Explain the strategic role of BI and analytics in finance.
• Identify financial value drivers and relevant KPIs.
• Map and analyse finance-related business processes.
• Distinguish between BI and business analytics.
• Understand descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
• Compare common tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Source, clean, and integrate data for analysis.
• Apply statistical methods to financial data.
• Use trend analysis and forecasting techniques.
• Understand probability and distribution concepts.
• Apply moving averages and linear regression.
• Use Monte Carlo simulation at a practical level.
• Perform what-if and scenario analysis.
• Design finance dashboards and scorecards.
• Communicate financial insights to non-financial audiences.
• Support BI implementation using agile and change management principles.