Basic Excel Skills for Accountants

Tuesday,
June 03,2025
Time:
1:00 PM EST
Duration:
100 Minutes
Event Type :
Recorded Webinar

Overview :

Many accounting professionals underutilize Excel’s robust set of features—often relying on manual processes that increase the risk of error and consume valuable time. In this comprehensive and engaging webinar, Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, demystifies the powerful tools within Excel that can significantly streamline spreadsheet tasks and improve data accuracy. Designed specifically for accounting professionals, this session walks you through practical Excel fundamentals using real-world examples.

David demonstrates each technique twice to ensure comprehension—first via easy-to-follow PowerPoint slides with numbered steps, and then live within the Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. He also highlights differences in earlier versions (Excel 2021, 2019, 2016, and earlier), helping you apply these insights regardless of your software version. Attendees will also receive detailed handouts and a downloadable workbook with all featured examples, enabling easy reference after the session.

Learning Objectives:-

  • Define the argument within Excel's SUBTOTAL function that sums columns or rows.
  • Identify which versions of Excel permit using slicers with both tables and pivot tables.
  • Identify the command that you use to activate Quick Access Toolbar shortcuts.

Areas covered in this webinar:-

  • Avoid creating spreadsheets from scratch by using prebuilt templates or creating your own
  • Eliminating repetitive formulas using Excel’s Data Table feature
  • Comparing Excel’s AGGREGATE function with the SUBTOTAL function
  • Automating chart resizing by leveraging Excel tables
  • Using the SUMIF function to total values based on specified criteria
  • Enhancing the accuracy of pivot tables with Excel’s Table feature
  • Quickly inserting totals in lists with Excel’s Subtotal tool
  • Jump-starting new projects with free, built-in Excel templates
  • Applying design techniques to improve the reliability of the SUM function
  • Understanding how Excel Tables strengthen spreadsheet structure
  • Recovering from damaged workbooks and knowing what steps to take
  • Using the Quick Access Toolbar to filter data with a keystroke instead of multiple clicks

You’ll leave this session with actionable knowledge to increase the speed, accuracy, and integrity of your spreadsheet work—ultimately saving time and reducing costly errors in your accounting tasks.

Who Will Benefit:-

  • Accountants
  • Bookkeepers
  • CPAs
  • Financial Analysts
  • Controllers
  • Auditors
  • Tax Professionals
  • Accounting Managers
  • Finance Team Members.

Price Details

Recorded

$199 Recording

$199 Transcript

$209 DVD

$219 Flash Drive

Combo

$369 Recording & Transcript

Refund Policy

Live: One Dial-in One Attendee

Corporate Live: Any number of participants

Recorded: Access recorded version, only for one participant unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Corporate Recorded: Access recorded version, Any number of participants unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Speaker Profile
David H. Ringstrom

David H. Ringstrom, CPA, is an author and nationally recognized instructor who teaches scores of webinars each year. His Excel courses are based on over 25 years of consulting and teaching experience. David’s mantra is “Either you work Excel, or it works you,” so he focuses on what he sees users don’t, but should, know about Microsoft Excel. His goal is to empower you to use Excel more effectively.