Excel Advanced: Data Extraction and Manipulation

This Course is not part of the MUS Subscriber discount structure.
R1610.00 (VAT Incl.) Per Person
14 May '25
Registration:08H30 Start:09H00 End:16H00
1 Day
Attendance at this seminar will secure 6.5 hour/s verifiable CPD points including other professional bodies (SAICA, SAIBA, ACCA, IACSA, IRBA & etc)
Web Based (Online)
YVONNE ROSSOUW
nerissa@probetatraining.co.za

As an auditor or accountant, you will use excel on a daily basis to compile working papers and perform calculations.

Are you aware of the functions available to increase your productivity?

You can create powerful audit and exception reports, by making use of ODBC, Microsoft Query and various excel techniques.

In this session we look at creating reports in excel using ODBC for Pastel and using excel techniques to edit and work with the data.

This session is beneficial even if you do not use Pastel, as a majority of the session is focused on the excel techniques.

• Setting up the ODBC Drivers
• Importing data from Pastel
• Creating queries using the Query wizard
• Moving around in large worksheets by using the hot keys
• Formatting data
• Sorting and filtering a database
• Using advanced filter
• Using the IF/AND functions
• The COUNTIF function
• VLOOKUP function
• Date and time functions
• Tables and graphs
• Create a pivot table
• Protection in excel

Financial managers
Auditors
Bookkeepers
Financial accountants
First year SAICA Trainees
Second year SAICA trainees
Third year SAICA trainees
Fourth year SAICA trainees
Fifth year SAICA trainees
Audit mangers
Audit partners