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Automating Financial Reporting in EXCEL (Part 2) 1 Credit

Feb 18, 2025, 12:00 PM ET

Automating Financial Reporting in EXCEL (Part 2) 1 Credit

Self-Service Reporting for Executives

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Feb 18, 2025, 12:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • Know how to synchronize financials from EXCEL to WORD and PowerPoint.
  • Explain how to set up Parameters and Proofs in financial report modeling.
  • Discuss building an interactive dashboard with clickable buttons for detail drill-down. 
  • List 3 elements in essential financial modeling

Course Overview

Ever wonder how to improve your financial reporting? This course will explore automating monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reporting processes to achieve “one-click reporting.” 

In PART I, we discussed how to set up financial reports in EXCEL based on system-exported reports or data and how to transcribe them into formal financial reports. We will discuss the integration of Excel with Word and PowerPoint. We will also learn advanced EXCEL skills in building interactive dashboards with clickable buttons for detail drill-down. We will culminate by introducing crucial 2 elements in financial report modeling: Parameterizing and Proofing. 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. 

Major Topics Covered:

  • Conditional Formatting
  • Picture Lookup
  • Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
  • Slicers & Timelines
  • Automated Narratives
  • Intermediate Financial Modeling Essentials

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 CPE Approved
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Information Technology for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
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Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology (inc. Excel) for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1 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
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

Credit

1

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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John Cornwell, CPA in Canada
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Part 2 is a perfect continuation of the power of excel using its functionality. The presenter went a steady pace, was easy to understand and follow. Excellent examples were used for each function utilized in this course.

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Loretta Trujillo, CPA (US)
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It was a great course. I’m surprised at all the functions in excel that can easily be used for updating monthly reporting.

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