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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Financial Operations Analysis in Power BI

  • Overview of cash flow and payroll analytics
  • Organizing datasets for operational reporting
  • Essential financial ratios and indicators for HR and finance

Data Preparation and Transformation

  • Ingesting and refining cash flow and payroll data
  • Consolidating multiple financial data sources (Excel, CSV, databases)
  • Establishing relationships among cost centers, employees, and transactions

Cash Flow Reporting

  • Creating dashboards to track inflows and outflows
  • Developing DAX measures for net cash flow and liquidity indicators
  • Displaying trends and cumulative balances over time

Payroll Analysis and Visualization

  • Constructing payroll performance dashboards
  • Evaluating data on salaries, overtime, and deductions
  • Conducting departmental and role-based payroll cost assessments

Forecasting and Variance Analysis

  • Using predictive measures for cash and payroll forecasts
  • Benchmarking actual performance against planned budgets
  • Employing trend lines and KPI variance visuals to support decisions

Interactive Dashboards and Reporting

  • Designing intuitive visuals for executives and HR stakeholders
  • Configuring drill-downs, slicers, and filters for deeper insights
  • Securely publishing and sharing interactive dashboards

Hands-on Project: Comprehensive Financial Operations Dashboard

  • Merging cash flow and payroll datasets into a unified Power BI report
  • Creating dynamic visuals and KPI cards
  • Communicating insights using data storytelling techniques

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of Power BI’s data visualization and reporting capabilities
  • Practical experience handling financial or human resources data
  • Proficiency with Excel or comparable spreadsheet applications

Target Audience

  • Finance and payroll analysts
  • Accountants and HR specialists
  • Managers overseeing budgeting and cash flow reporting

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