Comments on: Excel and accounting-related blogs http://blog.srlanger.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/ Just another Knowledge Worker Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Gap between Finance and IT at Accounting Mechanics http://blog.srlanger.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-616 The Gap between Finance and IT at Accounting Mechanics Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:08:03 +0000 http://srlanger.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-616 [...] - I’m grateful to Stephan-Robert Langer for giving me this characterisation of how accountants and IT people relate to [...] [...] – I’m grateful to Stephan-Robert Langer for giving me this characterisation of how accountants and IT people relate to [...]

]]> By: Jim Johnson http://blog.srlanger.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-460 Jim Johnson Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:08:35 +0000 http://srlanger.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-460 That's a great characterization of the difference in how 'IT' and 'Accounts' regard data! I'd never managed to think of it like that before - you really hit the nail on the head. That’s a great characterization of the difference in how ‘IT’ and ‘Accounts’ regard data! I’d never managed to think of it like that before – you really hit the nail on the head.

]]> By: Stéphane-Robert Langer http://blog.srlanger.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-455 Stéphane-Robert Langer Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:40:19 +0000 http://srlanger.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-455 Jim, I agree. Actually this puts us, management accountants, in a rather unique position. Information Technology departments typically handle large volumes of data, without being ultimately accountable for what the numbers mean or how they are presented. At the other extreme, many knowledge workers can get by working with limited data sets. Management accountants fall somewhere in the middle, handling large data sets and being required to extract meaningful information as well as analyze and present that information. Hopefully we can share more ideas in the future - I really need to begin posting more regularly. Jim,

I agree. Actually this puts us, management accountants, in a rather unique position. Information Technology departments typically handle large volumes of data, without being ultimately accountable for what the numbers mean or how they are presented. At the other extreme, many knowledge workers can get by working with limited data sets. Management accountants fall somewhere in the middle, handling large data sets and being required to extract meaningful information as well as analyze and present that information.

Hopefully we can share more ideas in the future – I really need to begin posting more regularly.

]]> By: Jim Johnson http://blog.srlanger.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-454 Jim Johnson Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:44:45 +0000 http://srlanger.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/excel-and-accounting-related-blogs/#comment-454 Hi, I write primarily for management accountants, mostly on the systems and data side of things rather than GAAP issues. From reading your blog I think we share some common ground; as you know management accounting often involves working with lots of data. I do also recommend http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/ a cut above the average Excel blog, I think. Regards, Jim (of Accounting Mechanics blog) Hi, I write primarily for management accountants, mostly on the systems and data side of things rather than GAAP issues. From reading your blog I think we share some common ground; as you know management accounting often involves working with lots of data.

I do also recommend http://smurfonspreadsheets.wordpress.com/ a cut above the average Excel blog, I think.

Regards,
Jim (of Accounting Mechanics blog)

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