I understand the appeal of using the same shortcuts one might use on a Windows system.

If you like the concept of being able to manipulate buttons and other parts of your MacOS application or screen in general, though, have a look at Shortcat (https://shortcat.app/) and Homerow (https://www.homerow.app/).

Just discovered this, but there's now native support for the Ribbon alt-shortcuts as on Windows!

You can finally use a MacBook Pro in a professional environment that heavily use Excel, like consulting, without downsides.