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Effective Dashboard Practices as an Excel User in 2023
Dashboards are a critical part of FP&A, as they are the critical method in providing data visualization. However, not all…
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Upgrade Your Financial Processes: Say Goodbye to Waterfall Chasing in Excel
Finance executives devote too much time to chasing waterfalls. Whether you’re creating a simple financial waterfall chart to illustrate data…
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Financial Reporting with Excel Done Right
Financial reporting is a standard accounting practice that uses financial statements to disclose a company’s financial information and performance over…
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Is Excel a Programming Language?
Excel is a form of computer programming in that it allows you to create, calculate, and change data sets in…
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Top 3 Excel-based Financial Planning Software for 2024
Check out our review of 3 companies that developed an Excel based financial planning (FP&A) software to allow companies to…
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Variance Analysis: Top 4 Best Practices to Report in Excel
Your most recent budgets have substantially high variances—well over 10%. Your management team will be concerned as to why, and…
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4 Common Problems in Budgeting & Forecasting with Excel & How to Fix Them
There are over 6,500 languages spoken in the world today, three of which have over one billion speakers. In third…
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The Top 5 Dangers of Using Spreadsheets for Financial Modeling
Businesses today continue to heavily rely on spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel for financial modeling, despite the numerous examples of…
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The Guide to Creating a Variance Analysis Report in Excel
What is Variance Analysis? Variance analysis is a financial analysis technique used to compare actual financial performance to planned or…
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Mastering the Art of Excel: Best Practices for Creating Spreadsheets
In the realm of data analysis and organization, Excel stands as an undisputed champion. This program’s powerful features and versatile…
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Mastering Cohort Analysis in Excel: A Comprehensive Guide
Introduction Cohort analysis has become an important analytical tool as companies search for more detailed insights into their consumer base….
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Key takeaways from Microsoft’s Finance Team: Excel, Automation, and Efficiency
There are a lot of positive things to learn from tech giant Microsoft. After all, you have to be doing…
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