Welcome to Financial Modeler's Corner (FMC) where we discuss the art and science of financial modeling with your host Paul Barnhurst. Financial Modeler's Corner is sponsored by Financial Modeling Institute (FMI) the most respected accreditations in Financial Modeling globally.

In this episode, Paul Barnhurst is joined by Emilie Williams.

Emilie holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mining, a Masters degree in (M.A.Sc.), Civil Engineering, a nd has earned her Level I and II FMI modeling certifications.

She has been bridging the gap between mine engineers, operations, finance, and management for more than 15 years. She has real-world, industry experience working on mine project strategies, diagnosing, and solving for factors that lead to project delays and inefficiencies, and creating best-practice tools and models to help her clients manage their operations, costs and realize their objectives.

Listen to this episode as Emilie shares:

Her journey from mine engineer to full-time financial model
Her learnings from the worst models she has come across
The unique challenges of modeling in the mining industry
Her experience with competing in ESPN’s most recent Excel Battle
The importance of practicing to be a better modeler
Her position on controversial modeling issues, including circular references, dynamic arrays, modeling standards, AI in modeling, and more

Quotes:

“ The dependencies on physical constraints are not always easy to model. ”

"[Attending an FMI Course was] the first time I realized that there was actually a way to do it and actually the structure of modeling was a real thing, as opposed to, let's just stick things in our Excel spreadsheet …”

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From Rocks to Riches: The Power of Financial Models in the Mining Industry with Emilie Williams

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From Rocks to Riches: The Power of Financial Models in the Mining Industry with Emilie Williams