Track record

Background

by Mike Shallcross on July 9, 2007

Mike Shallcross Mike worked at KPMG from 1982 until 1999, initially as a tax specialist and then as a financial modelling consultant. From 1996 to 1999 he was a Principal Consultant responsible for developing KPMG’s London-based financial modelling service.During this time he wrote a Financial Modelling Handbook which set out the standards for KPMG’s financial modelling work, and he was also involved in re-designing and presenting training courses in financial modelling, both within KPMG and to external clients.

In 1999 Mike left KPMG to fulfil a longstanding ambition to travel around the world. On his return to the UK in 2000 he then set up his own financial modelling consultancy, TheModelAnswer.

Spreadsheet models

by Mike Shallcross on July 8, 2007

Following are examples of some spreadsheet models developed by Mike over the course of his career:

  • Trading terms evaluation
  • Pricing decision support
  • Transport franchise bid
  • Power generation industry
  • Debt restructuring
  • Payroll and tax grossing-up
  • Lease evaluation and rental adjustment
  • Management accounting and consolidation

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Other projects

July 7, 2007

Mike has also been responsible for a wide variety of other modelling and decision support work: Planning and valuation model Corporate restructuring model Investment appraisal workshop Rail transport model (in PC Express) Executive information system (in Holos) Multi-dimensional planning model (in Holos and C)

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Qualifications and interests

July 6, 2007

Mike’s degrees and qualifications include: DMOD (1999) – Diploma in Management and Organisation Development, Henley Management College FCMC (1998) – Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants MIAP (1985) – Member of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers ATII (1984) – Member of the Institute of Taxation ACA (1982) – Member of the Institute of [...]

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