How To Import & Clean Messy Accounting Data in Excel | Use Power Query to Import SAP Data

🔥 Struggling with financial data? Learn the basics in just 30 minutes—for FREE! Sign up now! 👉 https://link.xelplus.com/yt-free-finance-basics This video is a goldmine for accountants who frequently work with data from systems like SAP and Oracle. It introduces a powerful Excel tool, Power Query, which acts as a 'magic box' to clean and organize data with minimal effort. The video showcases practical examples, particularly focusing on importing and transforming SAP data for financial reporting. Join 400,000+ professionals in our courses here 👉 https://link.xelplus.com/yt-d-all-courses ✨ Key Topics Covered: ▪️ Importing SAP Data into Excel: Demonstrates how to import an SAP income statement extract with European formatting into Excel and prepare it for analysis. ▪️ Power Query Transformations: Learn to merge columns, filter out unnecessary data, and correct number formatting issues using Power Query. ▪️ Creating a Clean and Analyzable Report: Step-by-step guide on transforming raw data into a report comparing current year-to-date information with the previous year. ▪️ Automating Repetitive Tasks: Discover how Power Query can automate steps for future data updates, saving time and effort. ▪️ Additional Example - Creating Pivot Tables from Messy Data: Learn how to use Power Query to prepare data for pivot table analysis, including cleaning and organizing the data. 00:00 Data Cleaning with Excel for Accountants 00:40 How to Import SAP Data in Excel with Power Query 15:43 How to Create a Pivot Table from Messy Excel Data 20:02 Wrap Up Struggling with messy Excel data? 🤔 This video is a lifesaver for anyone, especially accountants, who regularly import and clean data from systems like SAP and Oracle. We dive into a powerful Excel tool, Power Query, to make your data management a breeze! 👩‍💼 Perfect for: - Accountants and finance professionals. - Anyone dealing with frequent data import and cleanup. - Excel users looking to save time and increase efficiency. 📌 Key Highlights: - Transforming European data formats to US settings. - Creating a summary report with Power Query. - Using 'XLOOKUP' and 'VLOOKUP' for precise data retrieval. - Cleaning and preparing data for pivot table analysis. LINK to more Accounting tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHVyfmcRKywV8Bk6euT02xxtv8YVDkZs ➡️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUOos_MwJa_Ewii-R3cJA/join 👕☕ Get the Official XelPlus MERCH: https://xelplus.creator-spring.com/ 🎓 Not sure which of my Excel courses fits best for you? Take the quiz: https://www.xelplus.com/course-quiz/ 🎥 RESOURCES I recommend: https://www.xelplus.com/resources/ 🚩Let’s connect on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lgharani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xelplus Note: This description contains affiliate links, which means at no additional cost to you, we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase using the links. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support! #Excel #accounting #sap