Excel Tips

James Richard

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 something right to be the 4th most...

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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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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...

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Spreadsheets are now cool, thanks to influencers

Excel made a grand entrance in 1985, but it wasn't long before it was seen as outdated. Year after year, there have been efforts to...

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How to Create Ad Hoc Reports in Excel

Ad hoc reporting in Excel can look very different for different people. One of the benefits of using a spreadsheet based software is that...

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7 Quirky and Lesser Known Facts About Excel

Everyone knows the basic story of Excel. It was created in 1985 by Microsoft, it was and still is one of their biggest successes, and is...

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Dear Excel, How can FP&A professionals make the most of their spreadsheets?

After (almost) 40 years, there is a reason why FP&A and accounting professionals continue to use Excel. It works. But what happens when...