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SUMMARY:VBA for Finance Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis hands-on course focuses on the skills needed to harness the power of macros to help automate worksheet processes. Participants will learn to design\, build and error check macros that are robust and easy to use. Participants will be introduced to best practices using VBA (Visual Basic – the programming language for macros) and the construction of powerful\, error-free macros. \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a Webinar and all course times are EST. This session will take place over two days\, Jan 28 from 8:30am-5pm and Feb 4 from 8:30am-5pm. \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who wish to learn and improve their programming skills and automate their day to day tasks in financial or accounting roles. Participants will learn to design\, build and error check macros that are robust and easy to use. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nMicrosoft Excel is required for this session.\nParticipants should have some computer programming experience and a strong working knowledge of Excel.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/vba69/
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SUMMARY:Excel 2: Advanced Data Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis session covers advanced level Excel topics that are required to manage and\nanalyze data. This hands-on course is intended for anyone who uses Excel\nextensively and who is already comfortable with the skills that were taught in “Excel 1: Core Data Analysis”. Assignments\, handouts and examples will be used throughout the day. \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a Webinar and all course times are EST.  \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who uses Excel extensively and wants to become more proficient with advanced data analysis tools. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nMicrosoft Excel is required for this session.\nThis course assumes the participant should already be comfortable with the skills that were taught in Data Manipulation with Excel- Part 1.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/ada50/
ORGANIZER;CN="The Marquee Group":MAILTO:tickets@marqueegroup.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210209T083000
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SUMMARY:Python 1: Core Data Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Description\nDuring this hands-on course\, participants will gain the skills needed to develop Python programs to solve typical Finance problems\, cutting through the noise of generic “Data Science” courses. Participants will be introduced to best-practices programming in Python to clean\, analyze\, and visualize financial data. \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a Webinar and all course times are EST.  \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who wish to learn and improve their programming skills and automate tasks in financial roles. Participants will learn best practices to clean\, manipulate\, analyze and visualize financial data. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nIn advance of the course\, Python 3.8 and your preferred IDE (Integrated Development Environment) should be installed to run the code\nParticipants do not require prior programming knowledge but a general understanding of programming principals is recommended.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/cda00/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210210T083000
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SUMMARY:Building a Financial Model (of a Company)
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis hands-on course focuses on the skills required to design and create an interactive financial model of a company that adheres to the highest industry standards. The course material includes model design\, logic\, construction\, financial concepts and accounting treatment. During the seminar\, participants will build a model that includes a forecast of a company’s income statement\, cash flow statement and balance sheet. \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a Webinar and all course times are EST. This session will take place over two days\, Feb 10 from 8:30am-12pm and Feb 11 from 8:30am-12pm. \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who wish to improve their financial modelling skills and those involved in preparing financial budgets\, forecasts and business valuation. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nMicrosoft Excel is required for this session.\nParticipants should have experience using Excel prior to attending.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/bfm99/
ORGANIZER;CN="The Marquee Group":MAILTO:tickets@marqueegroup.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210217T083000
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SUMMARY:Power BI Desktop
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis course provides an introduction on how to refine\, analyze and visualize data with Power BI Desktop. A rich corporate data set is used to build a professional quality interactive dashboard. The relationships between various data sources are defined to create a relational data model. This model forms the foundation for an interactive dashboard with a variety of exhibits. Participants will be able to explore the company’s data by cross-filtering and drilling down through various levels in the exhibits. This course is designed as an introduction to Microsoft Power BI Desktop which is free to download and install. \nNote: This software is currently only available for PC / Windows  \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a webinar and all course times are EST. \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who wish to improve their financial modelling skills and those involved in preparing financial budgets\, forecasts and business valuation. \nEligible for CFA and CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their laptops to participate.\nParticipants must have access to Power BI Desktop to participate.\nAttendees should have a solid grasp of basic accounting fundamentals and proficiency with Excel prior to attending.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/gyt89/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210218T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210219T120000
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SUMMARY:Excel 1: Core Data Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis hands-on course is an intensive program that will transform participants into Excel “Power Users”. The course is focused on the pertinent Excel tools that are required in a business environment to efficiently analyze and manipulate data and to create compelling financial analyses. Participants will also learn numerous other tips\, tricks and keyboard shortcuts to increase efficiency. Assignments\, handouts and examples will be used throughout the day.   \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a webinar and all course times are EST. This session will take place over two days Feb 18 from 8:30am – 12:00pm and Feb 19 from 8:30am – 12:00pm. \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who uses Excel regularly and wants to become more efficient and effective. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nMicrosoft Excel is required for this session.\nParticipants should have experience using Excel prior to attending.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/bgu78/
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SUMMARY:Merger Modeling
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThis hands-on course focuses on the skills required to design and create a powerful model to analyze the impact of a merger or acquisition. Issues related to combining two companies will be reviewed and discussed. The course will be taught from the perspective of finance professionals who need to quickly assess the impact of a merger between publicly traded companies. \nView Full Outline\n  \nPLEASE NOTE that this session will be offered as a webinar and all course times are EST. \nWho Will Benefit\nThis seminar is designed for anyone who wish to improve their financial modelling skills and those involved in preparing financial budgets\, forecasts and business valuation. \nEligible for CFA & CPA professional development hours. \nSpecial Instructions\n\nParticipants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.\nMicrosoft Excel is required for this session.\nParticipants should have experience using Excel and familiarity with basic accounting principles prior to attending.
URL:https://marqueegroup.ca/event/rki78/
ORGANIZER;CN="The Marquee Group":MAILTO:tickets@marqueegroup.ca
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