Accounting Analytics
Around the world, data availability is exploding. Recently, the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasted the volume of data created in the next three years will exceed the volume of data created in the last thirty years. Organizations are increasingly turning to accountants to interpret the large amounts of data created by business operations. The public accounting firm EY, for instance, offers its clients analytics services in the areas of financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, tax, and forensics. Public accounting firms, in general, are aggressively hiring business school graduates that also have technology skills. PwC plans to spend $12 billion and hire 100,000 employees. Other accounting employers are providing input to universities on the design of graduate programs to ensure new hires obtain the necessary analytics skills.
This course is designed to be hands on and introduce participants to topics such as data sources and extraction, data cleaning and preparation, data tables and PivotTables, and data modeling and visualizations. In addition to introducing participants to advanced Microsoft Excel techniques, the course will allow participants to work with the latest and greatest analytics software tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx). Participants will learn how to perform descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics and time will be spent on best practices in communicating the results of data analysis to key decision makers within a firm.
Learning Objectives:
- Review topics such as data sources and extraction, data cleaning and preparation, data tables
- Design data models and visual tools
| When: |
Friday, May 23rd, 2025. 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM EST |
| Where: |
Your home or office |
| Speaker: |
Tom Adams, Ph.D., CPA, CGMA |
| CPE Credits: |
4 Specialized Knowledge CPE |
| CLE Credits: |
4 Substantive CLE |
| Program Level: |
Basic |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Advanced Preparation: |
None |
| Delivery Method: |
Group Internet-Based |
| Price: |
FREE for ALA Members / $85 for Non-Members |
The Presenter:
Tom Adams, Ph.D., is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Pennsylvania and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a senior associate in the audit practice of KPMG LLP and as a senior financial analyst for Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX).
As a Ph.D. student, Adams received an Accounting Doctoral Scholars (ADS) award. His dissertation investigated changes in audit committees surrounding mergers and acquisitions and his current research focuses on shareholder activism, audit quality, auditor resignations, and group audits. He has published articles in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, the Journal of Futures Markets, Review of Financial Economics, the Journal of Accountancy, Practical Tax Strategies, and the Tax Insider.
About CPE/CLE:
* The ALA issues CLE credits as an accredited provider of CLE in Pennsylvania (PA CLE Provider # 5963). For additional information, please visit http://www.pacle.org/. It is the responsibility of each attorney to determine whether their state accepts CLE credits from a Pennsylvania-accredited provider. Acceptance of these credits varies by jurisdiction, and state-specific requirements may apply. Attorneys are encouraged to review their state’s CLE rules and regulations, including reciprocity policies, credit approval processes, and any submission requirements for out-of-state programs. The Accountant-Lawyer Alliance cannot guarantee CLE credit approval outside of Pennsylvania. For further guidance, please contact your state’s CLE regulatory body.
The Accountant-Lawyer Alliance, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site:www.nasba.org.
