Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 1: PivotTable Fundamentals

Overview

Harnessing the potential of PivotTables

Whether you’re just starting out or seeking to improve your Excel expertise, PivotTables are versatile and powerful tools for data analysis. This course delivers a well-organized method for effectively understanding and using PivotTables through:

Practicing fundamentals with a leading expert in financial modeling

Creating and using sample datasets

Building PivotTables from the ground up

Innovative possibilities for presenting data

The core functionality of PivotTables for financial professionals is the ability to transform large datasets into meaningful summaries. By reorganizing data from a spreadsheet, PivotTables allows you to:

Extract key information and identify trends quickly

Simplify the process of analyzing data

Reduce the time spent on repetitive tasks

*Session 1 is one of four individual sessions. Each session builds on the previous one, so consider watching [Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 2: Working with PivotTables] (https://www.aicpa-cima.com/cpe-learning/webcast/streamlined-excel-reporting-series-session-2-working-with-pivottables) to tackle real-world issues and create powerful workbooks.*

Objectives

Identify the functions of PivotTables.
Distinguish the PivotTable report layout areas and optimal use.
Identify how to update data in a PivotTable.

Highlights

PivotTable basics

Row fields

Value fields

Column fields

Filters

Updating data automatically in PivotTables

Groups and subtotals

Value formats

Designed For

All accounting and finance professionals

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Excel tables and formula-based reporting concepts

Notice

You will receive an email from the AICPA with instructions to access the webinar.

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Leader(s):

Liam Bastickaicpa, AICPA

Leader Bios

Liam Bastickaicpa, AICPA

Liam Bastick FCA, FCMA Liam has over 30 years of experience in financial model development, auditing, valuations, M&A, strategy, training, and consultancy. He is the Managing Director of the boutique modelling firm, SumProduct, providing corporate finance modeming assistance, training, and consulting to clients worldwide. A regular author and editor of accounting, modelling, and Excel articles, Liam has written various books, including Excel Insights, Introduction to Financial Modelling, and Financial Modelling for Power BI. He is also an award-winning trainer, recognized 13 times as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Excel by Microsoft, and appointed worldwide. He won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Financial Modelling (FMI) in 2021 and was a finalist for the Lifetime Achievement Award in MS Excel (2023) (GES).

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