K2's Advanced Excel Reporting - Best Practices, Tools, & Techniques
Course Information
4
CPE Credits
4-Hour Course
Accounting (4 Credits)
Strong Knowledge of Excel 2013 and Newer
Prerequisites
Advanced
Program Level
No
Preparation
Course Information
4
CPE Credits
4-Hour Course
Accounting (4 Credits)
Strong Knowledge of Excel 2013 and Newer
Prerequisites
Advanced
Program Level
No
Preparation
Major Topics
Small businesses have unique and specific technology needs, including those around remote access. Whether team members need remote access to desktops, data, voice services, instant messaging, or Cloud-based services, sometimes the list of available options can be overwhelming!
In this course, you will learn about practical solutions for facilitating remote access in small businesses. Among other items, included in this program is a detailed review of various solutions to provide remote access to a desktop, how to work securely from remote locations, key considerations when selecting Cloud-based solutions, and how to facilitate communication and collaboration in remote environments.
Course Description
If you need to build advanced Excel reports, including reports where the source data resides in your accounting software or another database, then K2’s Advanced Excel Reporting – Best Practices, Tools, & Techniques should be at the top of your CPE list! In this session, you will learn how to connect Excel to external data sources, such as your accounting software database, to extract data for reporting and analysis. Additionally, you will learn how to incorporate PivotTables into your reporting routines.
Further, you will learn how to add extend the usefulness of your PivotTables through the following three techniques:
- Adding user-defined calculations to your PivotTables
- Grouping PivotTable data into fiscal reporting periods
- Filter your PivotTables using Slicers
You will also learn best practices for presenting compelling and captivating Excel-based reports and charts, and how to use Excel add-ins to streamline and automate many of the manual processes associated with building Excel-based reports. In sum, if you generate financial or operational reports in Excel, you cannot afford to miss this program!
Many accounting and financial professionals spend far too much time in Excel accessing and converting financial data into useful reports. If there is the chance you may not be taking full advantage of all that Excel has to offer as a reporting tool, then you should make plans to participate in this program.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
- Link and import data from external databases – including multi-table databases – into Excel
- Use Tables and PivotTables to create accurate financial reports and analyses
- List and apply Excel shortcuts for formatting financial reports
- Implement Excel templates to improve reporting productivity
- Identify opportunities to work with third-party tools to streamline reporting in Excel
Who is the course for?
Early to mid-career professionals who want to use the power of Excel to solve everyday problems.
Instructional Delivery Method
Group-live demo and discussion using color computer projection – laptop friendly, with access to demonstration files. This program focuses on Excel for Windows (2013 and newer, including Office 365), but many of the features can be found in Excel for Mac.
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