AAT Comment: How analytics will transform the finance team

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Business intelligence and analytics tools can turn your spreadsheets into visual stories that anyone in your company can comprehend.

Sam Ellis FCCA is head of operations and finance at InterWorks Europe, a business intelligence consultancy firm. He says that analytics will be a game changer.

“It allows you to do all your core role, but also ask any question you want of the data. We’re used to producing P&Ls and balance sheets. Those are standard reports, known information, known structure. But you also might want to explore a bit. Why is this thing happening? I’ve got a gut feel about this thing. Then you can use the data to answer the question and prove your gut feel. That’s the fun part.”

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