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ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS GROUP


It's a Date!
Meet Microsoft Excel's 30+Date and Time functions. DATE(year, month, day) Date based on the provided year, month, and day. Example:...

The Excellerator
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Key Excel Skills Needed on Your Résumé
Employers often look for a variety of Excel skills when hiring for a job that involves working with data. Some of the most commonly...

Laura Dee
Jan 27, 20232 min read


Excel: Good & Bad Habits
Excel is popular because it is a powerful and versatile tool for organising, analysing, and manipulating data. It offers a wide range of...
Philip Seigel
Jan 24, 20234 min read


Excel's Flash Fill. Your new best friend
Excel's Flash Fill feature is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly fill in a range of cells with data that follows a pattern.
Philip Seigel
Jan 6, 20231 min read


Accounting Skills for Non-Accountants
The reality of being a successful business manager or owner is having a solid grounding in talking and understanding the language of account

Philip S
Jan 4, 20232 min read


How cash flow forecasts can help you
Managing cash flow is a vital part of running a successful business. Some business owners think managing cash flow simply means keeping...

Philip S
Dec 30, 20222 min read


What is Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI
…and why do you need them? The terms “Power Query,” “Power Pivot,” “Power BI,” and other “Power” terms often appear in articles and...
Philip Seigel
Dec 29, 20227 min read


Mastering Excel: Impress Your Boss
By adding one or more of these tricks to your skillset, you'll improve productivity, become a wizard at distilling and analysing data and be
Philip Seigel
Dec 28, 20221 min read


Power BI Sample Job Interview Q&A
Think you know your DAX from your DBA, your metadata from your multi-dimensional? Prepare yourself with questions (and sample answers)...

Laura Dee
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Accounting Job Interviews. Here are some tips...
Preparing for an accounting job interview is important to help you stand out from other candidates and make a good impression. Here are...

Philip S
Nov 18, 20222 min read


Watch Out! Common Bookkeeping Errors
With the growing reliance on affordable and semi-automated accounting and payroll software, it is still too easy to fall into the trap of...

Philip S
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Cash vs. Accrual Accounting Explained
Cash and accrual accounting are two different methods of accounting that are used to record and report financial transactions. Cash...

Philip S
Nov 11, 20224 min read


Data Analytics are Catching-On
Australian businesses that leverage customer and staff data can raise their revenue by about 10 per cent, according to an...
Guest Writer
Oct 24, 20222 min read


10 Steps to Protect You From Ransomware
Ransomware attacks can be devastating, encrypting your files and rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid or a clean system...
Philip Seigel
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Understanding & Dealing with Excel Errors.
From the dreaded #DIV/O to the frustrating #VALUE! annoying and unexpected error alarms, this article will help you understand and avoid...
Philip Seigel
Sep 29, 20223 min read


Easily Trap & Handle Excel Formula & Function Errors
IFERROR() is a basic Excel function that can be used to catch and handle errors in a spreadsheet program. It is a very useful tool for...

Gary W.
Sep 24, 20224 min read


XLOOKUP vs. VLOOKUP
XLOOKUP is considered to be an improvement over VLOOKUP because it has several additional capabilities that VLOOKUP does not have. Here...

Laura Dee
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Accounting Terminology Explained (Briefly)
General Ledger was not a military officer and a Trial Balance has nothing to do with a court case. We've created an 'Accounting...

Philip S
Jul 8, 20224 min read


Excel's New XLOOKUP Function
XLOOKUP is a function in Microsoft Excel that allows you to look up a value in a range of cells and return a corresponding value from a...

Emily
Jun 9, 20222 min read


Why the Balance Sheet is Important
Most small businesses look at the profit and loss statement regularly, but many don’t understand the importance of the balance sheet....

Philip S
May 13, 20222 min read


Cultivating Digital Skills
According to research from RMIT Online and Deloitte, 87 per cent of Australia's jobs now require digital skills. Digital tools are...
Guest Writer
Jun 14, 20211 min read


An Excel Covid-19 Debacle
In October 2020, the incompetent use of an outdated version of Excel resulted in nearly 16,000 unreported Covid-19 positive cases in...

Philip S
May 13, 20213 min read
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