Excel For Finance & Accounting

Master practical, job-ready Excel skills that finance professionals actually use. Build financial statements, analyze data, and automate reports with confidence.

Excel Skills That Finance Professionals Actually Use

Master core Excel tools through real finance examples like bank statements, EMIs, invoices, and financial data.

Convert Raw Accounting Data into Clear Financial Insights

Learn how to clean, structure, and summarise data exported from Tally/Xero into management-ready reports.

Apply Finance Concepts Directly Inside Excel

Analyse bonds, stocks, mutual funds, cash flows, and valuations using practical Excel-based frameworks.

Build Real-World Confidence with a Hands-On Finance Project

Finish the course by applying everything in a practical project that mirrors real finance team work.

Excel for Finance - 5 Day Practical Course Structure

Excel Foundations for Finance
  • Excel interface, shortcuts, and best practices

  • Working with data: filters, sorting, freeze panes

  • Core formulas used in finance (SUM, IF, percentages)

  • Autofill, Flash Fill, and basic charts

  • Simple finance use cases like EMI and expense analysis

Data Cleaning, Lookups & Pivot Tables
  • Cleaning and structuring financial data

  • Text and date functions for finance data

  • VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP, INDEX–MATCH

  • Pivot tables for summaries and analysis

  • Working with real-world finance-style datasets

Working with Accounting & Transaction Data
  • Understanding bank statements and transaction data

  • Classifying receipts and payments

  • Mapping transactions to reporting categories

  • Creating management-level summaries from trial balance data

  • Basic checks and controls used in finance teams

Financial Analysis & Valuation in Excel
  • Budget vs actual and variance analysis

  • Bond, stock, and mutual fund analysis using Excel

  • Time value of money and sensitivity analysis

  • Introduction to financial modelling and DCF valuation

  • Using Excel to support investment decisions

Practical Finance Project & Real-World Excel Skills
  • End-to-end mini project using finance data

  • Creating clear and presentable Excel outputs

  • Common Excel mistakes and best practices in finance roles

  • How finance teams use Excel in real jobs

  • Building confidence to apply Excel in interviews and work

Instructor: Naveen Mandal

Finance & Accounting Professional with an MSc in Investment Analysis (UK). Strong background in finance, accounting, and Excel, with a focus on teaching practical, job-ready skills.

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Excel for Finance – 5 Day Practical Program

2,499

Features

  • 5 Live Interactive Sessions
  • Real finance & accounting datasets
  • Excel for banking, analysis & valuation
  • Hands-on mini project
  • Beginner-friendly explanations
  • Certificate of completion
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