Excel Tutor - Simon Maclaren The course tutor guiding you through the ExcelMasterClass will be Simon Maclaren. He is ideally qualified to teach accountants and finance professionals how to get the best out of Excel. He qualified as an accountant in 1977 and has been using spreadsheets for financial reporting and analysis for over 20 years. He has wide commercial experience in professional practice and working with international banks, mortgage lenders, SMEs and charities in the UK and overseas. Starting with VisiCalc in 1983 and progressing through SuperCalc, he has used spreadsheets extensively to provide budgets, cash flow modelling, data analysis and other management and financial information. He has even been called as an expert witness in a court case! Simon looks on spreadsheets as an easy to use management information system which now almost everyone has sitting on their desk waiting to make their work easier. Having discovered a knack of making complex matters understandable, Simon has been providing financial support for over 10 years to finance professionals and executives. On a recent engagement, the managing directory put it perfectly, "This is the first time I've really understood my company's accounts". The ExcelMasterClass will help you gain the benefits of Simon's knowledge and experience, so contact us now to make your booking at Http://www.excelmasterclass.co.uk/contact_us.htm Finance background Qualified as an accountant in 1977. He has had roles as finance director, consultant and trainer. Wide experience: PricewaterhouseCoopers Kidsons Bankers Trust Citibank HFC Bank Intelligent Finance Inchcape plc Tear Fund Lake Malawi Services Excel accounting training ExcelMasterClass releases the power of Excel! The Excel accounting training course from ExcelMasterClass teaches you how to use Excel to produce key financial information for your business. We estimate the average Excel user accesses less than 5% of the power of Excel. The ExcelMasterClass training is tailored to show you how to access the many features of Excel to work smarter, faster and more efficiently for your business and/or your clients. Here are some of the ways the course can help you: Start using the power of spreadsheets. If you're still using a calculator, this is probably a clue that you are not getting the most out of spreadsheets. Excel is packed with powerful features, functions and shortcuts which many users are not aware of. The Excel accounting training course teaches you how to: Produce better reports Enhance management information Add graphs and charts Improve cash flow management Automate routine tasks Work smarter, save time Once you've attended an ExcelMasterClass, you can let Excel handle the complex computations easily and hide the calculator. Integrate with your accounting package Excel integrates with several accounting packages including Sage. This means you can easily import financial data directly into Excel where you can discover the spreadsheet's outstanding reporting capabilities. Use ODBC links to Sage and other packages Review your financial data in Pivot tables Quickly view data from different perspectives Test 'what if' situations The ExcelMasterClass helps you get added value from your accounting software with no further investment. Expert practical tuition The Excel accounting training course is delivered over two modules by a qualified accountant tutor with experience in practice, commerce and IT development. Every session uses solutions that come from practical experience. You will receive: Personal attention in small classes Full documentation Powerful financial spreadsheet templates Practical exercises, adaptable to your own business Download our expense analysis spreadsheet (280k) for an example of a practical Excel accounting template. Become an Excel power user The Excel accounting training course will guide you the functions of the Excel application that many users are blind to. You will gain: Advanced knowledge of functions, formulae and charts Ability to automate repetitive tasks through macros Knowledge of where to find information and functions A better understanding of Excel and its capabilities More confidence in using the package Have a look at our free Sponsor Spreadsheet to see the techniques taught at the ExcelMasterClass training course in action. Course Details The Excel accounting training course will guide you the functions of the Excel application that many users are blind to. You will gain: Advanced knowledge of functions, formulae and charts Ability to automate repetitive tasks through macros Knowledge of where to find information and functions A better understanding of Excel and its capabilities More confidence in using the package Have a look at our free Sponsor Spreadsheet to see the techniques taught at the ExcelMasterClass training course in action. Who should attend The course is aimed at financial professionals who want to increase their productivity and reporting capabilities, such as Financial managers and accountants Accounts assistants Book-keepers Project accountants Project managers Anyone who is required to produce financial reports However, the course is open to anyone who wants to improve their Excel capabilities. Have a look at our course dates and contact us to make your booking. Get in touch now to discover how to unleash the power of Excel, and get the program working far more effectively for you at http://www.excelmasterclass.co.uk/contact_us.htm.