Excel Now has Python. This is how Finance and FP&A teams can use it

In this video, I’ll show you how to use Python in Excel for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and Finance in general

(Beginners Friendly - You do not need to know how to code

✨ What You’ll Learn:

0:00 Start

2:01 How to enable Python in Excel

3:43 Cohort Analysis with Python in Excel

10:11 Headcount Finance Analysis

15:25 Financial Forecasting with Machine Learning

18:42 Predictive Modelling

20:49 How to use AI to get Python code for Excel

In the video I give you step by step guides to:

1️⃣ Set Up Python in Excel: Learn the basics of enabling Python in Excel and how to start coding directly in your spreadsheets.

2️⃣ Cohort Analysis: Visualize customer retention trends with heatmaps.

3️⃣ Headcount Analysis: Analyze workforce data using Python-powered visualizations.

4️⃣ Forecasting with Machine Learning: Create predictive models to project future revenues and trends.

5️⃣ AI-Powered Python Code: Use tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini to generate Python code for your financial analysis needs.

💡 Why Python in Excel?
With Python now directly integrated into Excel, FP&A teams can go beyond traditional spreadsheet analysis to unlock powerful data insights, improve forecasting accuracy, and optimize planning.

🔗 Resources Mentioned in the Video:

Sample Code & Templates: https://github.com/The-Financial-Fox/...

If this video helped you, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more tutorials on using AI and Python to transform your finance workflows!