Webinar: Data Analytics for Accountants and Financial Managers
WS778 | Course | Update | Scheduled
Description
Data analytics and mining are the fastest growing disciplines in accounting and general management. Many organizations are either planning program
Credits
| Number of Credits | Type of Credits |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Accounting |
| 1.00 | Management Services |
Designed For
Public, private, and nonprofit organizations and their members - CFOs, CEOs, controllers, auditors, and managers
Prerequisites
Experience and/or exposure to financial management
Highlights
- Definition of data analytics and big data; challenges and goals; establishing an environment for success; governance; common uses of analytics and current examples
- Behavioral forces that impact decisions; examples of inaccurate forecasts; identifying strategic measurements (KPIs); data sources
- Statistical tools, including median, mode, moving average, ratio analysis, Pareto analysis, trend analysis, regression, z-score, and simulation
- Software tools that are readily available and can assist in visually exploring data, expanding the scope of available data, as well as collecting, analyzing, and presenting results
- Specific ideas for using data analytics for accountants and financial managers, including current examples and areas for further consideration
- Lists of readings and next-level software for a participant’s future reference
Objectives
- Determine the current state of data analytics within an organization and provide a sound foundation to assist an organization in becoming data driven
- Identify common uses of analytics in organizations today and introduce expanded sources of data for analysis
- Explore numerous statistical and software tools that are readily available and review and improve current KPIs in an organization
- Offer a list of specific areas where financial professionals can add significant value, through data analytics both today and in the future and provide references for future research by the participant
Preparation
None
Notes
This webinar is provided by Surgent. After registering for the course, you will receive an email from Surgent with instructions for logging in to the webinar and obtaining your eMaterials.
You may confirm that your computer meets the minimum requirements by visiting: https://www.surgentcpe.com/webinartest/.
Prices
- Member (Early Bird)
- $99.00
- Non-Member (Early Bird)
- $99.00
- Member
- $99.00
- Non-Member
- $99.00