Financial Reporting with Excel

Unleashing the true value of the Finance function requires efficient processes that minimize
manual tasks, such as month end reporting to free up the Finance team to focus on value-
added analysis and decision support. Excel, a tool available on most computers, can be used to
automate key financial close processes and empower finance teams to proactively manage risk
and drive performance.

This two hour course has been designed to give participants quick tips and a powerful solution
to their organizations financial reporting challenges by offering participants the flexibility and
ease of creating their own solutions without the need of a large and costly system
implementation.

Course objectives:

This training will provide tips and solutions how to use Microsoft Excel features like SUMIF,
VLOOKUP, Conditional Formatting, Pivot Tables, Charts etc. to;

1. Map a detailed General Ledger.

2. Extract a Trial Balance, Income Statement and Balance sheet.
3. Extract notes to the accounts.
4. Highlight key Variances.
5. Age accounts receivable/Payable.
6. Visually present financial information

Who should attend?

This course is designed for Accountants charged with preparation of financial and management
accounts in their organizations or for clients, staff of internal and external audit functions,
school bursars, and others who need to support managerial decision-making through the
analysis of financial data. It has been designed for accounting professionals who wish to explore
the practical use of advanced Excel functions with financial data.

Participants must have some basic spreadsheet skills and should be able to: use basic excel
formulas; link worksheets and understand how cells are referenced.