The profession is changing with the increase in data and data analysis tools. The accounting profession skill set is evolving to accommodate this growth. Learn to apply the business analytics cycle to identify questions, identify and prepare data, perform analyses, and communicate results.
Mike Brown, Senior National Instructor with Becker helps uncover how descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics are used in business. Learn how decision-making can be enhanced using data analytics in auditing, financial, managerial, and tax accounting. For any specialty, it is critical to identify risk considerations. See Becker’s approach to utilizing data analytics to manage risk.
Key Objectives:
- Define data and analytics for accountants
- Review data sources and metrics
- Identify methods for data prep and transformation
- Describe data analysis strategy
- Discuss risk considerations
