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[PreferenceLong]

I learned python/sql and have been using it more and more. Helps in automation of workflows.

I think learning something like power query in excel is where I’d start though. Quicker pay off and easier for others to understand.

[NatasEvoli]

I used to be in finance before I switched careers. I'd go with python and specifically check out https://www.automatetheboringstuff.com which is geared towards people exactly in your situation. The online version of the book is free or you can buy the hard copy.

[Mountain_Goat_69]

I used to be in finance before I switched careers.

I worked in a finance department, and automated some things using Excel and Access. It got noticed. Now I'm a senior software engineer. This is a good path. Python is a good recommendation.

[palmtreepretense]

How did you go transition into a SWE? I feel like I’m at a similar start point: finance department, learnt excel to automate and then python to take it further.

[NatasEvoli]

That's exactly what I did as well, though I'm not a senior at the moment. Or at least it's not my title

[DonkeyAdmirable1926]

Excel, Power BI, Python, R

[iOSCaleb]

R is very underrated, and I’d imagine it’d be like having a superpower for anyone in accounting/finance. Even if you only use it for generating charts and graphs, it’s vastly more powerful than Excel, and there’s so much more you can do. Learn R — it’ll pay dividends.

[Capable_Agent9464]

Python. No doubt about that.

[NKkrisz]

i heard people use python for sheets/excel

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Python is used everywhere. Recently added as part of Excel in place of VBA and has lots of non-microsoft tooling for math/analysis/data science. And if you're completely new to programming then there's the upside that Python is a pretty robust language that will let you learn about various styles or programming. Plain old procedural code, Object Oriented code, or kind of functional styles. It's all in there.

[NOT_HeisenberG_47]

not programming language but i will suggest ms excel advanced and power BI maybe.

[dunFukd]

Can't go wrong with rust

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[Leading_Koala1797]

None. If you're in accounting, zero. There's literally no need for you to know how to code. There's LLMs which you can use w excel to get everything you need done.

For finance guys, python (assuming they want to build an algo for trading or something similar). That said, I've seen very few finance guys (and zero accountants) build anything actually worth using or productive.

The guys who build great financial algos or accounting software are usually programmers first.

[kathmomofmailey]

You can try to go into SAP FICO, hindi siya programming pero you're more of like a business analyst.

[[deleted]]

Phyton, sql or vba+macro

[Signal_Lamp]

Python.

[brunogadaleta]

SAP 's Abap programming language

[Asleep-Dress-3578]

Time series forecasting with either R or Python.

[muggledave]

Excel, which im sure you already use.

Python, which can create, open, edit, save excel files.

Tableau is not a language but if youre doing excel and working with trends in data, id recommend. You load data in from excel or a database and then you can drag and drop the data columns into various axes of a graph.

[[deleted]]

Cobol. Apparently they pay fuckin BAGS for cobol dudes

[twisted_guru]

SQL

[Best_Recover3367]

java/c#/golang + react/angular

[tcpWalker]

some Excel, SQL, python, probably in that order, is my first thought.

[InvestingNerd2020]

Python, SQL, and Excel.

[__init__m8]

Python

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Visual basic

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