A multi-stage capstone simulating one full FP&A lifecycle for Acme Mutual, the PC's persistent proxy enterprise insurer. Learners move from raw business data to a boardroom-ready recommendation: selecting KPIs and drivers, building a driver-based financial model, running variances and AI-assisted forecasts, designing scenario and sensitivity views, and assembling an executive narrative pack with embedded governance evidence. The capstone is structured in eight modules that mirror the Assess → Build → Forecast → Communicate sequence, producing an integrated portfolio artifact learners can reference in interviews or performance reviews as concrete evidence of AI-augmented FP&A competency.
FP&A with AI: Capstone Project
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FP&A with AI: Capstone Project
This course is part of IBM Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) with AI Skills Professional Certificate
Instructor: LearnQuest Network
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9 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Build an end-to-end driver-based financial model with variances, forecasts, and AI-assisted scenarios.
Execute the full FP&A lifecycle — budget, variance, forecast, scenario — on a realistic case company.
Assemble an executive narrative pack that leads with insight and connects findings to decisions.
Embed governance evidence and AI-use documentation that meets finance and audit standards.
Skills you'll gain
- Category: Gap Analysis
- Category: Management Reporting
- Category: Financial Modeling
- Category: Operational Analysis
- Category: Financial Management
- Category: Performance Measurement
- Category: Financial Forecasting
- Category: Forecasting
- Category: Risk Analysis
- Category: Performance Analysis
- Category: Business Metrics
- Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Category: Financial Data
- Category: Data Storytelling
- Category: Financial Analysis
- Category: Variance Analysis
- Category: Finance
- Category: Financial Acumen
- Category: Business Modeling
- Category: Business Analysis
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July 2026
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This course is part of the IBM Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) with AI Skills Professional Certificate
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