After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand many Excel functions are used in data analysis specific to accounting and finance
2. Explain what Dynamic Array functions are and how they are different from standard Excel functions
3. Utilize different functions to more effectively complete your work, many of which you have not seen before
4. Explain best practices for formula development, nesting functions and “error trapping”

Microsoft Excel is a ubiquitous tool in accounting and finance, and developing your Excel and data analysis skills is a simple way to keep your skills relevant in the data driven world we now live in. This course is Part 2 of the 4-part series of how accounting and finance professionals can accelerate their Excel skills and more effectively perform data analysis with Excel.

There are an overwhelming number of functions available in Excel, and being aware of the most frequently used functions for accounting and finance professionals and how to apply them will greatly enhance Excel effectiveness.

You will learn how to

• develop complex functions with a simple “step” approach,
• understand nesting of functions in formula writing, and
• solve the inevitable “error” signals that will occur (“error trapping”).
• The new Dynamic Array functions available in Microsoft 365 will also be covered.

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