Carys Davies, Data Analytics & Assurance at PwC, explores in this webinar how finance professionals can use data analytics to discover opportunities, manage risk, reduce fraud and give customers what they want.

Find out how accountants working in business can better support their organisations as a result of big data, based on real experience in China.

A finance team’s role is crucial in helping the rest of the business learn from the past and shape the future. And while accounting is built on the principle of recording and making sense of past performance, the key skills of forecasting and guiding the business are increasingly important.

Mark Edmondson, CEO at Inflo software, discusses how data analytics adds value to compliance services, such as audit, and can be used to provide advisory services. The webinar also explores challenges and tips for a firm to consider when looking to implement analytics into their client service.

Preparing yourself and your organisation for the impact of disruptive digital technologies might feel like a daunting task, but this eLearning module introduces you to a three step approach that is designed to help businesses embrace this change within finance.

Struggling to retain your employees or have high employee turnover? Find out why upskilling your employees through ACA training should be a priority in 2023.

Digitalisation has the potential to transform public services, but a recent survey found the British public disappointed. We learn what local government can do to fast-track digital innovation for citizens.

Digitalisation has the potential to transform public services, but a recent survey found the British public disappointed. We learn what local government can do to fast-track digital innovation for citizens.

New technologies are having a profound impact on audit and finance functions. Cloud, AI, blockchain and data and analytics are transforming the skills and focus of audit professionals.

In this Insights In Focus episode, we discuss the pros and cons of crypto and its impact on the work of finance professionals.

In anticipation of long-awaited government proposals to reform audit and corporate governance, auditors are adopting new technologies to help detect and prevent fraud.

This ICAEW Academy training course provides you with the skills to apply best practice Excel and Visual Basic techniques and produce an enhanced business model with Monte Carlo analysis and dependency ranking of assumptions.

This one-day course from ICAEW introduces delegates to statistics and analysis and takes them through the six key concepts that underlie all statistical thinking and analysis: probability, risk, distribution, expectation, variance and correlation. The course shows delegates how to apply these concepts using Microsoft Excel.

This day-long course introduces the topic of analytics and demonstrates how to apply it effectively in your business. The course is delivered by Bernard Marr, one of the world’s most respected experts on the topic, and author of best-selling books: Key Business Analytics and Big Data in Practice.

Have you ever been challenged to be more commercial or to tell the story behind the numbers? Would you like to learn how to bring your data to life, to earn your seat around the table to influence the strategic agenda? Or would you like to inject some new life and soul into your monthly management reports, to grow your impact and gravitas?

Most influential business decisions are made through combining convincing data with an influential and persuasive background story. In this practical course you’ll learn how to transform your numbers into compelling narratives that inspire and motivate action.

This course has been designed as a non-technical introduction to help open your eyes to the scale of the change that big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will bring, as well as to the opportunities and challenges that come with it.

Advanced analytics can help businesses predict outcomes and answer business questions such as “how much will a given customer spend on a particular product?” and “amongst our customers, who is more likely to respond positively to our new product?” The purpose of this day is to build or refresh the statistical skills of participants, with a particular focus on sampling and regression analysis.

This one-day course introduces delegates to statistical forecasting. It is designed for anyone involved in business planning and performance analysis. The course uses a mixture of stimulating discussions and real-life case studies. Each concept will be carefully explained, its relevance to forecasting highlighted and show how the relevant calculations can be done in Excel.

Get advanced data analysis, from number crunching and spreadsheets to decision-support and strategy, including access to useful and practical Excel guidance. Plus, find out how big data is used and can benefit the accountancy profession.

How technological advances and digital transformation are impacting the profession.

As data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in supporting audit, assurance and business decision-making, this ICAEW community will help finance professionals develop the advanced data analytics and visualisation skills needed to succeed in this insight-driven era.

Provided by Tibco this textbook offers support on the application of statistics and data mining. It covers a variety of applications, including: business statistics, credit scoring, forecasting and survey research, data mining and quality control.

Case studies of the use of analytics, searchable by industry, application, benefit or function

This discussion paper looks at the implications of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for data protection, and explains the ICO’s views on these.

This guide, from the Fraud Prevention Panel, provides an overview of the common methods of data mining and analytics and explains how you can use them to guard against fraud.