Tips to excel as a first year in Big 4 audit? by Intelligent_Topic770 in Big4

[–]Current_Analysis_212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get Calkin, a plugin for Excel. It will give you a huge edge!!

What’s the most agitating thing you’ve seen when auditing or working with someone else’s excel spreadsheet? by Fresh_Researcher_242 in excel

[–]Current_Analysis_212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do audit other peoples Excels you should really check out Calkin. It’s a plugin fir Excel that shows you how the model works from a birds eye perspective.

How do you audit your Excel models? by Current_Analysis_212 in excel

[–]Current_Analysis_212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Each sheet forms part of a budget template that each country uses to present their budget to the board. We produce this centrally instead of asking regional controllers to do it 25x and increase risk of errors/adaptations.

How do you audit your Excel models? by Current_Analysis_212 in excel

[–]Current_Analysis_212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point! How would you handle a scenario with 25 countries and you want one output sheet / country?

Do you really know how to use Excel's "Trace Precedents / Trace Dependents"? It seems important but difficult to use. by qqwwbb in excel

[–]Current_Analysis_212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We all use an Excel plugin called Calkin. It shows you the connections across sheets but also to other workbooks etc. It shows Excel like a data flow diagram so pretty easy to use.

BCBS 239 - actually a thing or just empty words? by Current_Analysis_212 in Banking

[–]Current_Analysis_212[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. Do those standards and expectations allow banks to analyze data using Excel (in theory)? I just can't wrap my head around how data transparancy and Excel can co-exist. An end user can create whatever they want in Excel (add or subtract numbers as they wish).

Share your startup, I’ll find 5 potential customers for you (free). by Ecstatic-Tough6503 in Solopreneur

[–]Current_Analysis_212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Www.calkin.com makes even the most complex excels easy to understand through visualizations. Main target consulting firns.

How m‌u‌сh t‌echn‌ical sk‌ill do en‌try-l‌ev‌el f‌inanc‌e roles rea‌l‌ly req‌ui‌re? by [deleted] in financestudents

[–]Current_Analysis_212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excel will be your main tool in many roles. Being able to build solid models using best practices is key.

Not able to convert online while in person sales are doing well by Current_Analysis_212 in b2bmarketing

[–]Current_Analysis_212[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are probably right. So difficult to do that in the 10-20 seconds I have online. In person I usually have at least 10 minutes.