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Automating Financial Reporting in EXCEL (Part 1) 1.5 Credits

Feb 17, 2025, 03:30 PM ET

Automating Financial Reporting in EXCEL (Part 1) 1.5 Credits

From Data to Report in ONE Click

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Feb 17, 2025, 03:30 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • Know how to build reports with EXCEL formulas such as VLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX.
  • Explain how to build a Pivot Table.
  • Review model reports with GETPIVOTDATA.
  • Identify essential VBA macro to automate the reporting processes to achieve “one-click reporting.

Course Overview

Have you ever been stuck in the endless cycle of manual data entry and complex spreadsheet formulas while trying to generate financial reports? Imagine transforming this time-consuming process into a seamless, one-click operation.

This course will explore ways of automating monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reporting processes to achieve “one-click reporting.” We will start with a brief overview of accountants' and analysts' dilemmas. We will discuss preparing financial reports in EXCEL based on accounting system export (direct report or financial data). This led to the introduction of EXCEL formulas and Pivot Table. Then, we will work with each formula to transcribe system-exported reports or data into formal financial reports. This course will serve as a review for accounting and finance professionals who need to sharpen their EXCEL skills in automating monthly/quarterly/yearly financial reporting.

Key topics covered:

  • EXCEL in financial reporting
  • Reporting dilemmas
  • Goal: One-click reporting (by Analyst)
  • Self-service reporting (for Executive)

Join this course to streamline your financial reporting with powerful Excel automation techniques!

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Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
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Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1.5 CPE Eligible
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Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1.5 CPD Eligible
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Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1.5 CPD Eligible
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License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1.5 CPE Eligible
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Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1.5 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1.5 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1.5 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1.5 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1.5 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Information Technology for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1.5 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1.5 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1.5 CE Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

1.5

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Lenny Wu
Lenny Wu

FP&A Systems Lead, DEEL Canada Service Inc.

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Lenny Wu was a Lecturer at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He also sat as an Examiner for the International English Language Testing System (or IELTS) in the 1990s. On top of these, he is an exam trainer for various high profile exams, such as GRE (or Graduate Record Examination), GMAT (or Graduate Management Admission Test), TOEFL (or Test of English as a Foreign Language),  and math contests such as Euler, Gauss and Pascal. He has published books on test taking strategies.

Lenny received his MBA, Finance from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA, and currently is a Senior Financial Analyst with an international engineering company in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lenny's motto at work is "Don’t work hard, work smart". Lenny has passion in teaching how to build your own "robot" into everyday office work. He has over over 22 years working with Microsoft Excel, and he is a modeling expert in Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power BI.

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This Excel course on the MyCPE platform was a helpful experience. The instructor established the basic concepts in the beginning and was then able to compare and apply them to the intermediate and advanced sections in the middle and end of the presentation.

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I have a decent knowledge with PivotTable function. I didn't realize that by doing a pivot table from a "table" created a lot more functionality, etc with the data. I enjoyed the class and plan to watch it over again to learn all the tips that was shared.

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