Accounting Data Analytics

  1. Data Sourcing, Preparation, and Management
    1. Data Source Identification
      1. Internal Data Sources
        1. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
          1. General Ledger Systems
            1. Sub-Ledger Systems
              1. Customer Relationship Management Systems
                1. Human Resources Information Systems
                  1. Point-of-Sale Systems
                    1. Document Management Systems
                    2. External Data Sources
                      1. Economic Indicators
                        1. Industry Benchmarks
                          1. Social Media Data
                            1. Supplier Data
                              1. Customer Data
                                1. Publicly Available Datasets
                                  1. Third-Party Data Providers
                                2. Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading
                                  1. Data Extraction Techniques
                                    1. Manual Extraction Methods
                                      1. Automated Extraction Tools
                                        1. API Integration
                                          1. Web Scraping Techniques
                                          2. Data Transformation Processes
                                            1. Handling Missing Values
                                              1. Correcting Inaccurate Data
                                                1. Removing Duplicates
                                                  1. Standardizing Formats
                                                    1. Data Normalization
                                                      1. Data Enrichment
                                                        1. Data Type Conversions
                                                        2. Data Loading Strategies
                                                          1. Data Warehousing Approaches
                                                            1. Data Mart Implementation
                                                              1. Cloud Storage Solutions
                                                                1. Real-Time vs. Batch Loading
                                                              2. Data Quality and Integrity Management
                                                                1. Data Quality Dimensions
                                                                  1. Data Reliability Assessment
                                                                    1. Data Validity Assessment
                                                                      1. Data Consistency Evaluation
                                                                        1. Data Timeliness Analysis
                                                                          1. Data Completeness Review
                                                                          2. Data Governance Framework
                                                                            1. Data Ownership Models
                                                                              1. Data Steward Roles and Responsibilities
                                                                                1. Data Policies and Procedures
                                                                                  1. Data Lineage Tracking
                                                                                2. Database Fundamentals for Accountants
                                                                                  1. Relational Database Concepts
                                                                                    1. Tables and Relationships
                                                                                      1. Primary Keys
                                                                                        1. Foreign Keys
                                                                                          1. Entity-Relationship Diagrams
                                                                                            1. Normalization Principles
                                                                                            2. SQL Fundamentals
                                                                                              1. Basic SELECT Queries
                                                                                                1. Filtering with WHERE Clauses
                                                                                                  1. Sorting with ORDER BY
                                                                                                    1. Table Joins
                                                                                                      1. Inner Joins
                                                                                                        1. Left Joins
                                                                                                          1. Right Joins
                                                                                                            1. Full Outer Joins
                                                                                                            2. Data Aggregation with GROUP BY
                                                                                                              1. Subqueries and CTEs
                                                                                                                1. Data Manipulation Operations
                                                                                                                  1. INSERT Statements
                                                                                                                    1. UPDATE Statements
                                                                                                                      1. DELETE Statements

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