Risk Management and Financial Analysis

About this course

Build practical financial risk management skills and learn how professionals measure, analyze, and manage uncertainty in finance and business. Master Value at Risk, credit risk, simulation, Excel-based modeling, and corporate risk analysis through a structured, career-focused learning path. This Specialization is designed for learners who want to develop strong risk management and financial analysis capabilities for roles in banking, finance, investment, corporate strategy, and business decision-making. You will explore market risk, credit risk, operational risk, corporate risk, project risk, and financial uncertainty using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Across the courses, you will learn how to apply statistics, probability, regression, hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo simulation, Historical Simulation, Delta Normal VaR, Expected Shortfall, and Stress VaR. You will also gain hands-on experience using Excel to calculate and interpret risk metrics used by financial institutions. By completing this Specialization, you will be able to evaluate financial and business risks, build practical risk models, interpret data-driven insights, and support smarter decisions in uncertain environments.

Course objectives

• develop strong risk management skills
• learn to measure and analyze financial uncertainty
• understand market, credit, and operational risks