K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants
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Virtual
8.00 Credits
Member Price $309.00
Non-Member Price $459.00
Overview
You could pay $0 for this course!
This qualifies for reimbursement through the State Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 100 staff will receive 100% reimbusement, and firms/companies with over 100 staff will receive 50% reimbursement. You must register for this course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website three weeks in advance to be eligible. The course code for this program is 1136754. To learn more click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@mscpaonline.org.
Highlights
• Fundamental Excel techniques all accounting and financial professionals should know and use • Creating date-based calculations in Excel • How to create Excel templates • Key options you should enable in Excel • Linking data in Excel
Objectives
• Implement tools and techniques for formatting data in Excel, including multiline column headings, the Accounting Format, custom date and number formats, and Conditional Formatting • Customize Excel’s user environment, including the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar, adjust Excel’s Options to improve efficiency, and create and use Templates to increase efficiency and productivity • Utilize various formula-building tools to create formulas more efficiently and create multiple types of formulas, including formulas to manipulate text and dates, formulas containing XLOOKUP functions, formulas that contain conditional calculations, and formulas that contain circular references • Link data across multiple Excel worksheets and workbooks, update and manage links, and create sum-through formulas and rolling reports
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Brian Tankersley, K2 Enterprises
Brian Tankersley is a consultant who advises US firms and companies on accounting technology issues. Mr. Tankersley is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for K2 Enterprises, writes for multiple accounting media outlets, and publishes a nationally recognized blog on accounting and technology (www.cpatechblog.com). Mr. Tankersley has over 30 years of professional experience, including accounting, auditing, technology, and education, has been with K2 Enterprises since 2005.
Tankersley has been recognized eight times as one of the “Top 25 Thought Leaders in Public Accounting Technology” by Cygnus Business Media. Brian has made presentations in 48 of the 50 US states and has served as a guest speaker for many professional accounting organizations across Canada. He has received numerous awards for his writing and speaking from state CPA societies. Brian has presented sessions at most major national accounting technology conferences, including AICPA TECH+/Practitioners Conference, The Sleeter Group’s Solutions Conference, Sage Summit, CCH Connections, and Thomson Reuters Synergy User Conference.
Brian is a certified public accountant (Tennessee), a certified information technology professional (CITP), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Finance, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee. Tankersley also maintains numerous vendor software certifications, and is a member of the Tennessee Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Brian and his family make their home in Farragut, Tennessee.
Non-Member Price $459.00
Member Price $309.00