Genius Academy Course Offering
Whether you’re a long-time ART user, new to ART, or just need a quick refresher on the basics, enroll in SkyStem’s very own Genius Academy training sessions today!
Browse our course selection below, register, and share with your team. Email us your questions: marketing@skystem.com
ARTist in the Making
Need a refresher course in ART? You’re in the right place. This session is appropriate for all users and covers the fundamentals of what you need to know as a budding ARTist (get it?). Learn how to:
- Navigate in ART
- Locate accounts
- Prepare reconciliations
- Review and approve reconciliations
- Understand how much of your work the auditors can access
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Tuesdays. Click below to see available times
Audience: All Users
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Wizard of ART’s Standard Forms
Your colleagues will fall into a state of spellbound awe as you dazzle
them with advanced knowledge of ART’s standard forms. Learn how to:
- Optimize each standard form in ART
- Eliminate Excel reconciliation coversheets
- Appropriately input key reconciliation information to improve
transparency and efficiency
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Wednesdays. Click below to see available times
Audience: All Users
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Master ART’s Task Master
Schedule, complete, and track all month-end and project related tasks
with the help of ART’s Task Master. In this session, you will learn how to:
- Create and assign one-time and recurring tasks
- Mass upload tasks
- Complete and review/ approve tasks
- Access and work on tasks in reconciliations
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Fridays. Click below to see available times
Audience: All Users
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Here Comes the Auditor
Explore ART’s multitude of functionalities when it comes to external and internal audit preparation. This session will show you how to:
- Set up the audit role, configure access and restrictions
- Set up PBC and document requests from the auditors and track in ART
- Discuss the benefits and implementation of internal controls and audit-friendly features such as the Reconciliation Control Checklist, Quality Score and Report Sign-Offs to ease audit burden
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Fridays. Click below for available times.
Audience: All Users
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Onwards and Upwards: ART Optimization
Get the most bang for your buck by optimizing all of ART’s features and functionalities. In this session you will learn how to:
- Spot common mistakes and opportunities to apply leading practices
- Enhance your existing process by implementing easy-to-use features
- Improve auditability
- Ensure a top quality close and reconciliation process
- Run helpful reports
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Thursdays. Click below to see available times
Audience: All Users
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The Corner Office
This session will show how you can manage the close and balance sheet reconciliation process in a clean, automated and efficient way, without
getting buried in detail throughout the close. Learn how to:
- Manage using dashboards and drill-downs
- Run reports for targeted insight
- Sign off, download, and/or share key information
- Monitor for quality
- Manage the auditor’s access
- Understand your available configurations in ART
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Fridays. Click below for available times.
Audience: Managers and Executives
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Flex Your Flux with ART
Understand the ‘why??’ behind the fluctuations in account balances month-to-month, quarter-to-quarter or year-to-year. In this session, you will learn how to:
- Create and assign rules with pre-set thresholds to be applied to accounts
- Explain reasons for why unexpected changes in balances occur
- Keep track of historical flux occurrences within accounts
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Thursdays. Click below for available times.
Audience: System Administrators and all Analysis roles
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ART System Administrator Overview
Administer ART like a champion! This course is for all system and business administrators. In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Review annual settings — capabilities, alerts, periods
- Create and manage users
- Assign and reassign ownership and attributes
- Re-open and reset accounts and tasks
- Handle new accounts
- Upload general ledger, subledger, and other data
- Create and manage task lists
- Review exception reports
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Mondays. Click below to see available times
Audience: System Administrators and Business Administrators
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System Administrator New Year Prep
Administer ART like a champion! This course is for all system and business administrators. In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Review annual settings — capabilities, alerts, periods
- Create and manage users
- Assign and reassign ownership and attributes
- Re-open and reset accounts and tasks
- Handle new accounts
- Upload general ledger, subledger, and other data
- Create and manage task lists
- Review exception reports
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Mondays. Click below to see available times
Audience: System Administrators and Business Administrators
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Unlock the Power of Variance Analysis
Still doing the P&L variance analysis in Excel? Move this important exercise into ART through the Variance Analysis module. In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Set up thresholds (aka rules) to govern budget to actual / actual to actual comparisons
- Assigning rules, owners and due days to accounts
- Document explanation and enforce workflow
This course is suitable for all admins and users.
Note: Live Q&A is not available in session. But please feel free to reach out to us with your questions at helpme@skystem.com or 914.368.0123.
Date: Thursdays. Click below to see available times
Audience: All Users
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