Accounting combines three things many people enjoy: problem-solving, money, and working with people. And thanks to the use of data analytics in accounting, these parts of the job are more exciting, ...

The recent announcement from Microsoft that they have now integrated Python into it’s Excel spreadsheet software has opened up a wealth of new applications for data analytics, automation and number ...

Every day, executives receive spreadsheets filled with cash flow reports and income statements, but without context, these numbers remain meaningless, a squandered opportunity to guide strategy.

Excel-maker Microsoft and Anaconda, a key distributor of Python tools, unveiled a collaboration this week that will see Python integrated with Excel. The new Anaconda Python Distribution in Excel, ...

Accounting analytics is crucial for answering questions based on the massive amounts of data a company gathers—gaining insights and predicting outcomes, among other results. The newly revised master ...

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel formulas, wishing for a more powerful tool to handle your data? Or maybe you’ve heard the buzz about Python in Excel and wondered if it’s truly the ...

The Master of Science (MS) in Accounting Analytics at UMass Lowell is designed for the modern-day accounting professional prepared to thrive at the intersection of accounting, data analytics and ...

Editor’s note: In 2015, Extra Credit addressed the issue of whether accounting students needed to learn to code. This year, we decided to revisit that question to see how perspectives might have ...

It is well-established that accounting is a data-intensive stream. It is filled with numerical, non-numerical, statistical and non-statistical data. There is data involved in invoices, purchase orders ...

Harness data analytics and develop advanced accounting and finance skills to lead tech-driven roles in asset management, investment banking, and consulting. The MSc Accounting and Data Analytics is ...