For financial models stick with Excel, it’s a better tool for the job IMHO
Liam Bastick has written a book on financial modelling in Power BI https://www.amazon.com.au/Financial-Modelling-Power-Forecasting-Intelligently-ebook/dp/B0B4T9TYS4
https://inforiver.com/ custom visual is good for presenting P&L style layouts…
The Smarter Accountant: How To Eliminate Stress and Overwhelm, Create More Time, Gain a Competitive Advantage
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QQK9ZK
FREE until August 24th
> This actionable book is about what you never learned in school, in any CPA exam prep course, in any accounting CPE seminar, or in any business building workshop. It’s about your accountant brain - the most important asset you have and how you’re underutilizing it.
>This book contains a step-by-step formula and shows you the power of being a Smarter Accountant. You will learn how to specifically apply the formula to whatever issues you are dealing with professionally or personally.
I read a book on forensic accounting (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forensics-Accounting-Sikander-Sultan-ebook/dp/B076MQ1H9Z/ref=sr_1_16?qid=1638092902) whose best feature is that it is free with KindleUnlimited. It mentioned something called "Repetitive Odd Number" analysis without explaining it. I wonder if it was simply a count of the parity of all the digits.
Audit Analytics: Data Science for the Accounting Profession (Westland, in the "UseR!" series) provides a very complete guide to these sorts of audit analytics problems. It would be a good investment for you. https://www.amazon.com/Audit-Analytics-Science-Accounting-Profession-ebook/dp/B08NYB2GCQ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=audit+analytics&qid=1619490564&sr=8-5
https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Intelligence-Entrepreneurs-Really-Numbers-ebook/dp/B005DI8XV2
Always helpful knowing a bit about finance. The above is an easy intro. Not sure the difference between the original book which I have and the "for entrepreneurs" version though that was just the first to come up on Amazon.
I am a CPA and I thought this book was fantastic:
Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners (https://www.amazon.com/Accounting-Numberphobic-Survival-Business-Owners-ebook/dp/B00KVO2C4W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467693376&sr=8-3&keywords=accounting+for+entrepreneurs#nav-subnav)
Are you doing your own bookkeeping?