This practical, hands-on course introduces participants to using AI and Microsoft Copilot in Excel to create and understand formulas, analyse data, identify trends and patterns, generate charts and PivotTables, and turn information into useful insights.

Rather than replacing your Excel skills, the course shows you how to use AI as a powerful assistant — helping you work more efficiently while maintaining control over your data and results.

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You will learn how to identify mandatory versus voluntary registration thresholds, apply correct VAT rates to different goods and services, distinguish between reclaimable and non-reclaimable input VAT, and choose between the invoice and cash receipts bases. The curriculum also covers strict invoicing, record-keeping requirements, and identifying complex transactions that require specialist advice.

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You will learn how to handle employer registration and reporting obligations, gather mandatory employee details, understand Revenue Payroll Notifications (RPNs), and calculate gross-to-net pay including PAYE, USC, and PRSI by hand. The curriculum also addresses real-time reporting deadlines, statutory entitlements like minimum wage and sick leave, and essential record-keeping rules to ensure full compliance.

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You will learn how source documents translate into ledger entries, how the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts interconnect, and how to perform regular control checks to catch errors early. Whether you are setting up books from scratch or trying to make sense of an existing routine, this course gives you the core mechanics and confidence to keep clean, compliant records.

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A central focus of the course is mastering bank reconciliations using bank feeds, understanding what the reconciliation process actually confirms, and using the chart of accounts consistently to prevent costly miscodings. By the end of the session, you will be fully equipped to produce, read, and interpret foundational financial reports including the profit and loss account, balance sheet, and aged debtor and creditor reports.

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The curriculum also covers interpreting payslips line by line to explain deductions to employees, reconciling period totals to payroll submissions before pay dates, and producing routine periodic reports. It is designed to give you total confidence in managing your day-to-day payroll operations accurately and efficiently.

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Throughout the session, you will gain confidence in processing sales invoices, credit notes, customer receipts, and supplier invoices and payments with proper allocation.

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