Maxfinte Quizzes and Certifications

“The Industry’s Most Rigorous Testing Provides the Industry’s Most Valuable Certification”

Maxfinte has established and maintained its strong reputation by providing the highest level of comprehensive ‘real world’ training for current and prospective finance industry professionals.

The certification for each course requires each student to pass a rigorous examination with a 90% passing score. Unlike most other training companies, we provide complete transparency by showing you exactly what’s on our exams and what students must master to receive the certification.

Academic integrity is the foundation of Maxfinte . Students must know they have invested in training that will help them secure positions in the industry – and then perform at a high level.

Employers must also know the training from Maxfinte is rigorous and that graduates have a deep and practical knowledge of the course material.

  • Students must achieve a 90% passing score.

  • The exams test conceptual knowledge and require “outside the box” thinking – so students can tackle complex transactions and research in the actual workplace environment with minimal supervision.

  • Automatic self-testing reinforces the material and highlights the areas the student needs to review.

  • Grading is automated, so results are provided instantly.

  • The exams are rigorous, and very few students pass them the first time around. Sample exams are available below.

Preview Our Quizzes

Click the links below to view individual exams on the topics covered in each course:

Excel & VBA

  • Setup and Navigation
  • Formatting and Printing
  • Financial Formulas and Lookup Functions
  • Data Analysis
  • Charts & Graphs
  • VBA and Macros

PowerPoint Pro (Separate VBA Assessments)

  • Core Commands and Shortcuts
  • Text and Tables
  • The Slide Master and Custom Layouts
  • Inserting Excel Models, Charts, and Images

Core Financial Modeling

  • Modeling Overview and Core Concepts
  • Accounting and the Three Financial Statements
  • 3-Statement Modeling
  • Equity Value, Enterprise Value, and Valuation Multiples
  • Valuation and DCF Analysis
  • M&A Concepts and Full Merger Models
  • Leveraged Buyout Concepts and Simpler LBO Models

Private Equity Modeling (LBO Course)

  • LBO Modeling Concepts and Simple Case Studies
  • Advanced and Open-Ended LBO Models
  • Intermediate-Level LBO Case Studies

Project Finance & Infrastructure Modeling

  • Project Finance Overview
  • Quarterly Solar Development
  • Airport Acquisition
  • Nuclear Plant Development
  • Lithium Mining Development

Venture Capital & Growth Equity Modeling

  • Overview and Core Concepts
  • SaaS Modeling and Series B Case Study
  • Late-Stage Exit Modeling
  • Advanced Cap Table Topics
  • Biotech Sum-of-the-Parts Valuation

Advanced Financial Modeling

  • More Advanced M&A Concepts and Merger Models
  • More Complex LBO Models
  • Credit Analysis and Debt vs. Equity vs. Convertible Bonds
  • More Advanced 3-Statement Modeling
  • More Advanced Accounting
  • More Complex Valuation and DCF Analysis
  • Valuation Interpretation

Bank & Financial Institution Modeling

  • Bank Overview: Accounting, Valuation, and Regulations
  • Bank Operating Models
  • Bank Valuations
  • Bank M&A and Merger Models
  • Bank Growth Equity Models
  • Bank Buyout Models

Real Estate Modeling (Properties)

  • Real Estate Overview and Short Case Studies
  • Office Development and Sale
  • Hotel Acquisition and Renovation
  • Multifamily Credit Analysis
  • Office Acquisition and Renovation
  • Pre-Sold Condo Development

REIT Financial Modeling

  • REIT Overview and Short Case Studies
  • REIT Operating Model and Valuation
  • REIT Debt vs. Equity Analysis
  • REIT M&A and Merger Models
  • REIT Leveraged Buyouts

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