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Who Needs a Financial Modelling Service?

Financial models support a wide range of business decisions, and the businesses that benefit most from a professionally built model tend to fall into a few recurring categories.

Businesses raising capital or preparing for an IPO

A well-structured financial model gives investors and underwriters confidence in your projections, showing the assumptions behind revenue, cost, and cash flow forecasts clearly enough to withstand scrutiny during due diligence.

Companies involved in M&A, divestitures, or joint ventures

Both buy-side and sell-side parties rely on financial models to support valuation, structure deal terms, and negotiate financing, and a credible model materially affects how a transaction story is received.

CFOs and finance teams

Internal finance functions use financial models for budgeting, cash flow forecasting, working capital management, and board reporting, often needing a model that can be updated and interrogated on an ongoing basis rather than a one-off deliverable.

Businesses seeking bank financing

Lenders expect financial projections that are internally consistent and clearly documented, and a model built to withstand a bank’s own review process helps financing discussions move faster.

Businesses reviewing an existing model

Where a financial model already exists but its reliability is in question, an independent review identifies calculation errors, weak assumptions, and structural issues before the model is used for a major decision.

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What Our Financial Modelling Services Cover

Our financial modelling service supports a broad range of business situations, each requiring a different modelling approach.

Capital Budgeting and Allocation

Models that evaluate competing investment options, project returns, and capital allocation decisions across a business or portfolio.

Operational Improvements and Restructuring

Models that quantify the financial impact of operational changes, cost restructuring, or organisational redesign, supporting negotiations with banks and creditors where relevant.

Financial Planning and Business Case Analysis

Models built to support internal business case decisions, budgeting cycles, and strategic planning discussions at board level.

IPO Business Plans

Financial models built to support an IPO business plan, structured to withstand the scrutiny of underwriters and institutional investors.

M&A, Divestitures, and Joint Ventures

Deal-specific models supporting valuation, transaction structuring, and negotiation for both acquisitions and divestitures.

Our Financial Modelling Process

We follow a structured, three-stage approach to every financial modelling engagement, whether we are building a model from scratch or reviewing an existing one.

Assumptions Review

We analyse the key financial and commercial drivers of your business and apply sound judgment to critical assumptions, including profitability levels, macroeconomic factors, working capital requirements, and feasibility indicators, informed by relevant market and industry knowledge. We also assess whether projections account for capital expenditure requirements, financing commitments, and interest expenses.

Model Development

We build a model structured for transparency, giving you a clear view of the financial mechanics behind the numbers. Every model includes a flexible sensitivity analysis module so you can quickly assess the impact of different inputs and scenarios, along with a data assumptions book and supporting documentation once the model is complete.

Independent Model Review

For existing models, we assess the correctness of calculation logic, formula integrity, and sensitivity analysis functionality, review input data against supporting documentation, and confirm assumptions and calculations reflect current UAE tax and accounting standards.

Financial Modelling for Deals, CFO Support, and Decision-Making

Our financial modelling experts apply this methodology across three main areas of use. In deal modelling, we support buy-side clients in strengthening their position with financing providers, sell-side clients in presenting a credible growth story, and businesses undergoing restructuring in negotiating with banks and creditors.

For CFO offices, our models support cash flow forecasting, budgeting, working capital management, board reporting, and longer-term strategic planning. For broader decision support, we build models addressing pricing decisions, investment appraisal, strategic options analysis, and product or service profitability.

Each of these use cases requires a different level of granularity and a different set of stress tests, and we scope the model accordingly rather than applying a single template across every engagement.

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Common Errors We Find in Financial Models

Reviewing existing financial models is a significant part of what we do, and certain issues come up repeatedly. Circular references and broken formula logic are common in models built or edited by multiple people over time without version control. Assumptions are often left static long after the underlying business conditions have changed, particularly around growth rates and cost inflation.

Sensitivity analysis is frequently missing or superficial, leaving management unable to understand how the model responds to a change in a single key input. Tax and accounting treatment is another recurring gap, particularly where a model has not been updated to reflect current Corporate Tax or VAT rules. We build our own models to avoid these issues from the outset, with clear structure, documented assumptions, and functioning sensitivity analysis as standard.

How Farahat & Co. Can Help With Financial Modelling

Our financial modelling team combines modelling expertise with direct knowledge of UAE tax and accounting requirements, so the models we build or review reflect how your business actually operates and reports.

We have delivered financial and statistical models supporting equity and venture firms, financial institutions, and asset management companies across a range of industries. Whether you need a model built from scratch, an existing model reviewed, or ongoing support for a CFO office, our team scopes the engagement around your specific decision.

If your business needs a financial model built or reviewed, our team is ready to discuss your requirements.

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Important FAQs on Financial Modelling Services

What is a financial modelling service?

A financial modelling service involves building or reviewing a structured, quantitative representation of a business’s financial position, used to support decisions such as raising capital, evaluating an investment, planning a transaction, or forecasting cash flow.

How long does it take to build a financial model?

Timelines depend on the complexity of the business and the purpose of the model, ranging from a few days for a straightforward budgeting model to several weeks for a detailed deal model supporting an M&A transaction or IPO.

Can you review a financial model we already built?

Yes. Our independent model review assesses formula integrity, assumption soundness, sensitivity analysis functionality, and alignment with current tax and accounting standards, identifying errors or weaknesses before the model is relied on for a major decision.

Do financial models need to account for UAE Corporate Tax and VAT?

Yes. Projections that do not reflect current Corporate Tax treatment under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, or applicable VAT obligations, can materially misstate a business’s actual cash position, which is why our models are built with these factors incorporated from the start.

What is included in a completed financial model deliverable?

A completed model typically includes the model file itself with built-in sensitivity analysis, a data assumptions book explaining the basis for key inputs, and support in walking your team through how to operate and update the model going forward.

How can Farahat & Co. help with our financial modelling needs?

Our team builds or reviews financial models for capital budgeting, M&A transactions, IPO business plans, restructuring, and ongoing CFO office support, applying a consistent, transparent methodology aligned with current UAE tax and accounting requirements. Contact us to discuss your specific requirement.

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Who Needs a Financial Modelling Service?

Businesses raising capital or preparing for an IPO