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Course Outline
Introduction to Power BI for Finance
- Understanding the Power BI ecosystem
- Data types and key features for financial analysis
- Overview of payroll and cash flow reporting needs
Data Sources and Modeling
- Importing Excel or CSV-based payroll and cash flow data
- Building data models with relationships and calculated columns
- Handling time intelligence for payroll cycles and monthly trends
Cash Flow Dashboards
- Visualizing inflows, outflows, and cash position over time
- Variance analysis and forecast comparisons
- Creating KPI cards, line charts, and waterfall charts
Payroll Reporting in Power BI
- Structuring payroll datasets: earnings, benefits, taxes
- Building reports by department, location, or employee type
- Identifying payroll trends, anomalies, and cost drivers
DAX for Financial Calculations
- Basic DAX for cash flow calculations (e.g., net cash, rolling balances)
- Payroll-specific measures: total compensation, tax ratios
- Using DAX for cumulative and monthly breakdowns
Report Automation and Sharing
- Publishing dashboards to Power BI Service
- Setting up data refresh and report subscriptions
- Sharing reports securely with finance and HR teams
Best Practices and Use Case Walkthroughs
- Designing clear, insightful financial dashboards
- Cash flow scenario modeling using what-if parameters
- Use case: full payroll overview with drill-down to employee level
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of financial and payroll concepts
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel
Audience
- Finance professionals working with payroll and cash flow reporting
- HR analysts and payroll managers
- Business analysts and Power BI users in finance teams
14 Hours
Testimonials (5)
The coding and analysis, how the information come together in a report which will be useful for my work
Nokuthula Dhludhlu - National Transmission Company South Africa
Course - Analyzing Data with Power BI
The manner in which the presenter addressed questions. The method of delivering the course was very beneficial to the students. A very good teacher indeed.
ROSE BALOYI - National Transmission Company South Africa
Course - Power BI: Basics to Advanced
The content was tough but that extra effort I had to put helped me remember and understand power BI better.
Melvin - TLI Group
Course - Power BI DAX Fundamentals
Discussing about our issues
Rr Dwi Putri Periska Sari - PT. Becton Dickinson Indonesia
Course - Power BI for Developers
What I liked the most was the coach's openness regarding the change in content as well as the approach that was previously prepared to accommodate our real needs
