2024 Data Analytics: Practical Insights for Today's Accountant

Overview

This session explores tools and techniques that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of client engagements and business processes using data analysis tools. We will introduce some of today’s popular and software tools and examine the AICPA’s Five-step approach to incorporating data analytics into public accounting engagements.

Highlights

• Explore new tools and client engagement techniques using data analytics; Introduction of popular software tools
• Examine the AICPA’s Five-Step Approach to data analytics in an audit engagement

Prerequisites

Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Designed For

CPAs in public practice or members in industry seeking to better understand how to use data analytics in an audit engagement

Objectives

• Apply new effective tools in business processes
• Better understand how to use data analytics in public accounting engagements; Identify popular software packages that may be useful for accomplishing data analytics

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.