Coding for CPAs: It's not just for programmers
Learn how coding skills can benefit CPAs in finance and accounting roles, which programming languages are in demand and how to get started.
Data is the new raw material of business, and given that CPAs are typically charged with extracting crucial insights from data, it’s an important area to dig into. The IDC predicts the world’s collective sum of data will reach 175 zettabytes (or 175,000,000,000 gigabytes) by 2025. All this new data requires new skills and tools to manage, analyze and interpret—and accountants and business leaders will need to understand coding, predictive analysis and machine learning in order to succeed.
Key takeaways:
- how coding can benefit finance and accounting roles
- the common programming languages that employers are looking for in finance professionals
- why coding is important for data analytics and automation
- coding terms you should know