Microsoft Excel

About MS Excel

Excel is an essential tool for accounting and finance professionals, providing powerful features for data management, analysis, and reporting. This course is designed to equip participants with the essential Excel skills they need to efficiently handle accounting tasks, make informed financial decisions, and automate their workflows. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to improve your Excel proficiency, this course will help you leverage Excel’s capabilities to enhance your productivity and accuracy.

Course Overview

In this comprehensive course, participants will learn how to navigate Excel, manage and analyze financial data, create detailed reports. The course is structured to cover everything from basic functions and formulas to more advanced techniques, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, financial functions, and data visualization.

What You'll Learn

How to efficiently navigate Excel and organize data for financial tasks.
The fundamentals of using Excel functions and formulas for accounting calculations, including SUM, AVERAGE, MIN,MAX,COUNT
Techniques for organizing, filtering, and formatting data, ensuring that your financial reports are clear, accurate, and presentable.
How to create and analyze PivotTables to summarize large datasets and generate key financial insights.
Methods to visualize financial data using charts, helping to communicate trends and insights to stakeholders.

So, why choose

Sir Saad for your MS Excel journey?

Saad Zubair Vohra, AFA-MIPA, CFM-UK, is a highly skilled Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 15 years of experience specializing in Microsoft Excel training. Saad has helped professionals and businesses unlock the full potential of Excel through expertly designed courses catering to all skill levels.

From basic data entry and simple functions to advanced data analysis and financial modeling, Saad’s Excel training provides comprehensive coverage. His courses teach essential skills such as formula usage, PivotTables, What-if-Analysis, Business Reporting, Forecasting and Automation, enabling students to handle complex tasks with ease.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Graduates and Masters of Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance
Students and members of professional accounting bodies, i.e., ICAP, ICMAP, ACCA, PIPFA, CIMA, IFA, and CPA
Professionals in Accounting, Finance, Banks, Insurance Companies, and Brokerage Houses
Young entrepreneurs are going to launch a start-up.
Business Professionals.

Course Orientation

Qualification & Achievements

Qualified ACCA

Associate Financial Accountant (IFA-UK)

15 Years Of Experience

Certified QuickBooks Trainer

Mircrosoft Certified

Why you should take this course:

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Excel

What is Excel?
- - Definition and overview
  - Primary uses and applications of Excel
Opening Excel Files
- - How to open and create a new file
  - How to find and manage the Excel version
File Management
- - Save As, Rename, and Save shortcuts
  - Managing Excel Files and Workbooks
  - Overview of Workbook vs. Worksheet
Excel Basics: Interface and Navigation
- - Rows, Columns, and Cells
  - Understanding Cell References and Name Box
  - Active Cell and Formula Bar
  - Zoom In/Out

Module 2: Basic Excel Operations

Working with Rows and Columns
- - Inserting and deleting rows and columns
  - Keyboard Shortcut
Cell Editing and Selection
- - Using the Name Box (Cell Ref) to navigate
  - Using the Formula Bar for data entry
  - Inserting and formatting data using Fx (Insert Function)
Ribbon Overview
- - File, Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, View Tabs
  - Exploring groups and tools in the Home tab (Bold, Italic, Underline, Font, Fill Color, etc.)
Basic Formatting
- - Font and alignment settings
  - Borders and font color customization
  - Format Painter, Copy, Paste, Cut

Module 3: Data Manipulation and Analysis

Basic Excel Functions

- SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT
- LEFT, RIGHT, MID, CONCATENATE (Text functions)
- LEN, TODAY, and SUBTOTAL functions
- COUNTBLANK

Data Management Tools

- Sorting and Filtering Data
- Conditional Formatting
- Find & Replace

Data Validation

- Setting data validation rules (List Management, Input Message, Error Alerts)

Using Tables and External Data

- Creating and formatting tables
- Benefits of tables in data management
- Get data from Web and Text

Module 4: Intermediate Excel Features

Working with Charts
- - Inserting and customizing charts (Types of charts)
  - Adjusting charts and improving their appearance
  - Adding series to a chart
Formulas and Advanced Functions
- - VLOOKUP and Dynamic VLOOKUP examples
  - IF and Multiple IF functions
  - SUMIF and Conditional Summing
Freezing Panes and Page Setup
- - Freezing Panes for better navigation
  - Setting Print Area and Page Titles
  - Printing and PDF generation (Invoice, Report formatting)
Data Consolidation and Linking
- - Linking data within and outside workbooks
  - Removing duplicates
  - Flash Fill for data entry automation

Module 5: Data Analysis and Advanced Tools

PivotTables and Pivot Charts

- Introduction to PivotTables and creating them
- Using Pivot Charts and slicers
- Calculated Fields and Timelines in PivotTables

Financial and Accounting Functions

- Depreciation Methods (Straight Line, Reducing Balance, Units Production, Sum of the Year Digits)
- Profit & Loss Statement template

Advanced Data Functions

- Dynamic VLOOKUP for invoicing and financial tasks
- Excel Tips and Tricks
- Excel Shortcuts for efficiency

Module 6: Specialized Templates and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting

- Personal Budget Template
- Payroll and Sales Units Forecasting

Income Tax and Slabs

- Income Tax Slabs (2025 tax year)
- Creating tax calculations and forecasts

Creating Dashboards

- Building a Call Center Dashboard
- Using Excel to summarize and display data visually