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Excel VBA Data Comparison Masterclass
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Compare two datasets or sheets, find out newly Added rows, Deleted rows, and CELL level Variances with just a few clicks

Summary

Price
£15.99 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand 
Course format
23 Videos (with subtitles and transcripts), 4 Articles, 2 Resources and 1 Quiz
Duration
2.3 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed courses certificate of completion - Free
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Overview

  • You Get the Tool, Not Just the Theory: The core of this course is a downloadable, VBA-powered Excel workbook that you can use immediately at work. This isn't just training; it's a productivity tool .
  • Built for Real-World UK Problems: Examples use UK payroll data (with typical pay elements) and financial portfolios. The tool handles UK date formats and accounting scenarios perfectly.
  • No VBA Experience Required to Use the Tool: You'll learn how to use the comparison workbook effectively. For those who want to customise, the course includes a full module on modifying the underlying VBA code .
  • Covers the Entire Workflow: From cleaning messy data with Power Query (a crucial, often-missed step) to running the comparison and creating dashboards for reporting.

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Format: 23 Videos (with subtitles and transcripts), 4 Articles, 2 Resources and 1 Quiz

Duration: 2h and 20m

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Description

Have you ever had a need to Compare two datasets or worksheets?

As an entrepreneur, accountant, HR personnel, stockbroker, etc. comparing two datasets becomes a regular task in your career.

Whether it is to compare employee datasets, salary or payroll, stocks, sales commission and so much more; you will definitely find yourself coming across tabular worksheets from time to time.

It can get pretty tasking and most discouraging is the fact that traditional methods which you often used in Microsoft Excel such as functions, formula and power query; are not always reliable or can provide you answers.

If you are in the category mentioned above, worry no more. The perfect solution is here — Smart VBA Excel Workbook. With it, you can now find new data, deleted data, variances.

What if I say you could find out CELL level Variances with just a few clicks using the Compare data workbook? Sounds amazing?

That is what Compare Data Excel VBA workbook is designed to do; it compares two similarly structured datasets or worksheets by Row and then by Each CELL.

  • You will typically have datasets or worksheets in periodic format, i.e. Last months dataset and Current Months dataset, and you would like to find out variances first at Row level and then at CELL level.

  • Compare data workbook finds out added data in a current month, removed data in a current month (from last month) and for datasets/rows/records which are existing in both places (Last month and current month), it highlights variances at each cell level.

This is something awesome, and it is difficult to achieve this with traditional Excel formulas and functions or even with Modern excel tools as Power Query Joins. The only way out is smart VBA coding in Excel.

In this course, I will walk you through how to use this fantastic compare data workbook and teach you:

  • How to set up the workbook for best results.

  • How to change important VBA Code settings to suit your need.

  • How to change the formatting of added data, removed data and variance data.

  • How to set up this workbook in an ideal way so that you can create truly dynamic and reusable reports for any complex data analysis.

In the end, we will go through two practical examples:

  • We will analyse the Mutual fund portfolio to find out critical variances between the two dates (position).

  • We will go through a comprehensive Payroll analysis exercise where I will create a fantastic Payroll variance dashboard to find out variances for various pay types (Basic, HRA, Overtime, deduction etc.) in complex payroll data.

  • With these examples, you will also learn how to set up this workbook to maximise your productivity.

Enrol Now and Let your data analysis and data comparison problems go away!

Who is this course for?

  • Accountants & Auditors: Reconcile GL balances, intercompany transactions, or fixed asset registers quickly.
  • HR & Payroll Professionals: Compare monthly payroll runs, identify unexplained variances, and ensure data integrity.
  • Data & Financial Analysts: Validate data migrations, ETL processes, or system outputs.
  • Any Professional who regularly needs to compare two versions of a spreadsheet (e.g., budgets vs. actuals, last month vs. this month).

Requirements

  • Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Excel

  • Basic to Intermediate knowledge of Excel Formulas and Functions

  • Basic to Intermediate Knowledge of Excel VBA

Career path

Mastering data reconciliation and automation with tools like this VBA workbook directly supports career progression in data-heavy UK roles:

  1. Data Analyst (£28,000 – £43,000): Clean, compare, and validate datasets to ensure reporting accuracy.
  2. Financial Analyst (£32,000 – £60,000+): Reconcile budget vs. actuals, validate model outputs, and ensure data integrity for financial planning

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