In Microsoft Excel, common size financial statements compare cells against the balance total to determine what percent those figures have increased or decreased.

Yahoo! Finance offers financial statements for many companies. Although the financial statements are formatted similar to Microsoft Excel documents and look like spreadsheets online, Yahoo!

Uploading financial statements to OneDrive allows you to access and analyze data from anywhere, making it ideal for remote teams and cloud-based workflows.

Developing a financial projection in Excel from scratch can be time-consuming, and data entry or formula errors will lead to inaccurate results.

According to recent job listings, more than three-quarters of financial planning and analysis jobs require knowledge of Microsoft Excel.