Course Outline

Introduction to Power BI for Finance

  • Understanding the Power BI ecosystem
  • Data types and key features for financial analysis
  • Overview of payroll and cash flow reporting needs

Data Sources and Modeling

  • Importing Excel or CSV-based payroll and cash flow data
  • Building data models with relationships and calculated columns
  • Handling time intelligence for payroll cycles and monthly trends

Cash Flow Dashboards

  • Visualizing inflows, outflows, and cash position over time
  • Variance analysis and forecast comparisons
  • Creating KPI cards, line charts, and waterfall charts

Payroll Reporting in Power BI

  • Structuring payroll datasets: earnings, benefits, taxes
  • Building reports by department, location, or employee type
  • Identifying payroll trends, anomalies, and cost drivers

DAX for Financial Calculations

  • Basic DAX for cash flow calculations (e.g., net cash, rolling balances)
  • Payroll-specific measures: total compensation, tax ratios
  • Using DAX for cumulative and monthly breakdowns

Report Automation and Sharing

  • Publishing dashboards to Power BI Service
  • Setting up data refresh and report subscriptions
  • Sharing reports securely with finance and HR teams

Best Practices and Use Case Walkthroughs

  • Designing clear, insightful financial dashboards
  • Cash flow scenario modeling using what-if parameters
  • Use case: full payroll overview with drill-down to employee level

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of financial and payroll concepts
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel

Audience

  • Finance professionals working with payroll and cash flow reporting
  • HR analysts and payroll managers
  • Business analysts and Power BI users in finance teams
 14 Hours

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