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Excel Accountant: Budget Spreadsheets 2 Credits

Excel Accountant: Budget Spreadsheets 2 Credits

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Learning Objective

  • Define how to isolate all user entries to an inputs worksheet, while protecting all calculations and budget schedules on additional worksheets.
  • Apply range names and the Table feature to create resilient and easy-to-maintain spreadsheets.
  • Recall what the SUMIF function returns if it cannot return a match.

Course Overview

In this informative webcast, Excel expert David H. Ringstrom, CPA, shows you how to create effective and resilient spreadsheets and how to future-proof them as well. David explains design techniques, including separating inputs from calculations, building out a separate calculations spreadsheet, and creating an operating and a cash flow budget. Although not included in the discussion, a cash flow budget calculates when to borrow against a line of credit, pay down the line of credit, and also when cash is available to pay dividends is provided in the handouts.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Office 365 version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.

Office 365 is a subscription-based product that provides new-feature updates as often as monthly. Conversely, the perpetual licensed versions of Excel have feature sets that don’t change. Perpetual licensed versions have year numbers, such as Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and so on.

Who should attend: Practitioners seeking to build budget spreadsheets that can be easily updated and supporting calculations are easy to follow.

Topics covered:

  • Utilizing Excel's Name Manager feature to review and manage named ranges within a workbook.
  • Using range names to streamline formulas and bookmark key inputs within a workbook.
  • Crafting formulas to compute gross margins, projected sales, commissions, and related amounts.
  • Improving the integrity of spreadsheets with Excel’s VLOOKUP function.
  • Using range names to streamline formulas and bookmark key inputs within a workbook.
  • Building operating budgets quickly based on detailed supporting schedules that provide an audit trail.
  • Saving time by using the AutoSum formula to sum multiple columns at once with a mouse click or a keyboard shortcut.
  • Learning how the Table feature empowers you to improve the integrity of Excel spreadsheets.
  • Using range names to streamline formulas and bookmark key inputs within a workbook.
  • Saving time writing formulas by choosing named ranges with the Use In Formula command.
  • Building operating budgets quickly based on detailed supporting schedules that provide an audit trail.

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Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer technology for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01327-22-S) 2 CE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer technology for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01327-22-S) 2 CE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible
License details Credits Status
Computer Software and Applications for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Computer Software and Applications for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer Software and Applications for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Computer technology for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01327-22-S) 2 CE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

2

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

David Ringstrom -CE/CPE Courses for Accountant, CPAs & more
David Ringstrom , CPA (US)

President, EXCEL Accountant

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I own an Atlanta-based training and consulting firm that helps businesses nationwide streamline accounting challenges. Our specialties include:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting
  • QuickBooks

Our services include training, technical support, accounting automation, and problem solving. I have spoken at conferences or meetings for these organizations:

  • National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
  • Institute of Real Estate Managers
  • Georgia Society of CPAs
  • South Carolina Society of CPAs
  • Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
  • Atlanta chapter, American Society of Women CPAs
  • Perimeter Chapter, Georgia Society of CPAs

I teach over 200 live webinars annually on Microsoft Excel across roughly two-dozen training providers. I am available for in-house training or select conference engagements as well.

I am the co-author of Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting. I've published hundreds of freelance articles on various topics, including Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, and more.

I serve as the technical editor for several books in Wiley's Dummies series, including QuickBooks for Dummies, Quicken for Dummies, Peachtree for Dummies, and more.

Specialties: Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications, Sage 50, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Accounting, freelance writing, training, business consulting

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Good class demonstrating how to use excel formulas in a real life situation.

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This exercise was extremely informative and well presented!!!!

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