Excel Productivity Booster

Sam has been using modern data technologies for the past decade to operate a lean and agile accounting function. He uses data analytics software e.g. Tableau to transform accounting reporting in a modern, shareable and actionable format whilst reducing time taken to prepare reports and streamlining content to minimise noise. Sam was a founding member and Chair of ACCA's Global Technology Forum, steering ACCA's approach to updating members around key technology developments and trends.

Simon Hurst is a chartered accountant who has been involved in computer software for the accountancy profession for the past 30 years. He is the proprietor of The Knowledge Base, an organisation that provides IT training and consultancy to practising accountants. Simon has lectured on Excel and other Microsoft applications for organisations such as the ICAEW and the ACCA, and contributed to several significant spreadsheet-related ICAEW publications. He has also had a book published on the use of Excel for working with financial data.