Accounting with DATEV and applications with VBA

The course teaches you how to work confidently with finances and balance sheets using DATEV in order to be able to plan financial processes. You will also learn the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language, which is included in all Microsoft Office products. An insight into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a professional environment rounds off the course.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Balance sheet accounting with DATEV"
    Certificate "Applications with VBA - Visual Basic Macro Development for Excel"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks

Balance sheet accounting with DATEV

National accounting (HGB) (approx. 10 days)

Interim and annual financial statements and management report

The monthly/annual financial statements: Balance sheet and income statement

Overview of annual financial statements and P&L

Fundamentals of tax law, commercial law and company law

Postings required to prepare for accounting with DATEV

Accounting and valuation - asset accounting and annual financial statements with DATEV

Creating a company report/balance sheet report with DATEV


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


International Accounting (IAS/IFRS) (approx. 7 days)

Why international accounting?

The shortcomings of the HGB Investor protection and the principle of prudence

Differences between HGB/IAS

The first introduction in 1998 and the extended introduction in 2005 - The ten-point program

Structure of the IAS and its bodies: conception and implementation

Fair value (IFRS 13) with DATEV

Accounting for fixed assets (IAS 16) with DATEV

Investment property - Investment property (IAS 40) with DATEV

Leasing (IFRS 16) with DATEV

Intangible assets and development costs (IAS 38) with DATEV

Financial assets and liabilities (IAS 37) with DATEV

Segment reporting and cash flow statement - Statement of comprehensive income with DATEV


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Applications with VBA - Visual Basic macro development for Excel

Development environment (approx. 1 day)

Overview of VBA and possible applications

VBA development environment (incl. editor, direct window, local window)

Macros: Recording, executing, editing

Modules and projects

Naming conventions: Hungarian notation, KamelCase


Basics of VBA programming (approx. 1 day)

Variables, constants, data types, operators

Procedures and parameters

Input dialogs and message windows

Simple control structures (If, Select Case)


In-depth programming and arrays (approx. 1 day)

Loops (For, Do While, For Each)

Arrays and their application

Error handling and debugging

Use of programming aids


Object-oriented programming and object library (approx. 1.5 days)

Introduction to OOP

Classes and objects in VBA

Using the object library

Working with user-defined objects


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies and possible applications in the professional environment


Excel object model and working with Excel data (approx. 1.5 days)

Excel objects, properties and methods

Addressing cells and cell ranges

Editing worksheets

Event-driven programming (e.g. worksheet change)


Forms and controls (approx. 1 day)

Creating and using UserForms

Control elements (e.g. text box, combo box, checkbox)

ActiveX controls

Designing interactive dialogs


Extension and integration (approx. 1 day)

Extension of the ribbon

User-defined menus/toolbars

File selection, working with files

Introduction to import/export


Import/export and Office integration (approx. 1 day)

Import from TXT, CSV

Data transfer from Excel ↔ Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Automation of reports


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of controlling and a sound knowledge of Excel are required for this course.

After the course, you will be proficient in national and international accounting and reporting and will be able to evaluate and interpret payment transactions using the accounting software DATEV.

You are also proficient in the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language and the VBA development environment. You can use the VBA language to implement automated solutions in the field of Excel programming and are therefore able to automate your day-to-day work.

The course is aimed at employees from corporate finance and accounting as well as from tax consulting and auditing firms and from controlling.

Employees with a sound knowledge of accounting are in demand across all industries in companies of all sizes, but also in public administrations, associations and organizations. Knowledge of balance sheet accounting in particular makes you interesting for future employers, as the evaluations you carry out form the basis for strategic decisions.

Microsoft Excel is used in almost all companies, but there is often a need to customize it. With knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you can extend Excel considerably and thus expand your career opportunities across all industries.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.