Tom Gough – författare

Design powerful financial reports in Power BI by building models, measures, and dashboards tailored for real-world accounting and analyticsKey FeaturesBuild a complete financial data model from ledgers, journals, and budgetsMaster DAX for income statements, KPIs, and performance analysisLearn Power BI Paginated and AI tools for printable and predictive reportingPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionFinancial Modeling and Reporting with Microsoft Power BI is the definitive guide to designing high-performance, flexible, and insightful financial reports using Power BI. This Power BI book empowers finance and BI professionals to create everything from trial balances to enterprise-wide performance dashboards with ease and precision.The book starts by helping you define your reporting goals and data sources, mapping these needs to Power BI’s capabilities. You’ll then build a core financial data model—covering ledger transactions, charts of accounts, and multi-company support. As you proceed, you’ll integrate complex DAX measures, handle foreign exchange and journal entries, and extend your model with budgeting and inventory data.Each chapter builds toward a comprehensive suite of reports, complete with visual best practices and tested metrics. You’ll learn to streamline datasets using Power Query, test for data integrity, and generate printable reports via Power BI Paginated. The final chapters dive into using AI, predictive analytics, and Microsoft Fabric to future-proof your reporting.Whether you're consolidating data across systems or evolving your reports for changing business needs, this hands-on guide ensures you’re prepared to meet the demands of modern finance.What you will learnBuild core financial models from ledgers and accountsCreate Trial Balance and Income Statements using DAXOptimize Power BI with Power Query and data transformationAdd budgets, targets, and KPIs to performance dashboardsIntegrate inventory data for nuanced stock reportingProduce printable reports using Power BI PaginatedApply AI for report generation and predictive analyticsTest, tune, and evolve reports for secure, scalable useWho this book is forThis book is for finance professionals, accountants, financial analysts, and BI developers who want to leverage Power BI to improve, automate, and future-proof their financial reporting. Whether consolidating data from ERPs, building reports across entities, or exploring advanced Power BI features, this book equips readers with practical skills and strategic insight.