2024 Excel Essentials for Today's Accountant: Become an Expert in One Day

Overview

This course explores the increasingly complex features of Excel that facilitate efficient data analysis.  We will introduce numerous analytical methods and techniques by using practical examples to illustrate how to unleash the power of Excel when manipulating, analyzing and reporting information and dive into the powerful, but potentially under-utilized, capabilities of Microsoft Excel.  Designed for sophisticated users willing to approach spreadsheets from a unique perspective, this program encourages users to challenge the status quo by considering opportunities to take acceptable spreadsheets to a new level.

Highlights

• Using formulas to manipulate and transform data
• Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP
• Using pivot tables
• Understanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis
• Awareness of advanced functions
• Creative methods for data manipulation
• Using intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism to develop a problem-solving mentality
• Real-life examples of innovative ways to analyze and report data with Excel
• Using Excel to perform e-mail merges
• Enhance creativity in your approach to developing Excel models Computer software and application 

Prerequisites

A high level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Designed For

Practitioners, members in industry and other accounting professionals a better understanding of the advanced features of Microsoft Excel

Objectives

• Apply a variety of advanced formulas to analyze and manipulate data
• Identify solutions to data analysis problems
• Identify how Excel can be used as a tool to address data analysis problems you encounter in your professional and personal endeavors
• Evaluate lesser-known but powerful Excel functions
• Assess your mindset of professional skepticism that helps you explore the edges of Excel’s capabilities

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by ACPEN. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.