AI for Accountants

(134 reviews)

by accountingcpd

Are you ready to embrace the future of accounting with AI? Artificial intelligence is reshaping how accountants strategise, predict, and advise. This course will help you to get to grips with the growth of AI and what it means for the profession and to develop the tools you need to use AI effectively.

price £75+vat
cpd hours 4 CPD hours
access 120 days' access

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This course will enable you to

  • Explain the evolution of AI and its significance
  • Analyse and assess the realities and limitations of AI for the accounting profession
  • Investigate and use generative AI to help productivity by automating simple tasks
  • Explore the AI tools available and decide what to try out
  • Develop an AI policy for your organisation
  • Understand the role AI can play in audit
  • Evaluate the ethical issues involved

About the course

Imagine an accountant who never sleeps, never makes mistakes, and tirelessly processes mountains of data in seconds. This is the power of artificial intelligence and beyond mere automation, it is beginning to reshape how accountants strategise, predict, and advise. It's the wizardry that identifies hidden trends in spreadsheets, translates complex financial jargon into plain language, and enables auditors to scrutinise data with unparalleled accuracy.

Now with new information on how to develop an AI policy for your organisation, details on the latest AI tools and software integration, and cases to illustrate the use of AI in the real world. This course will help you understand how to wield AI tools effectively and, as a result, increase productivity and efficiency.

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Contents

  • The importance of AI
    • What is artificial intelligence?
    • AI: a simple definition
    • A brief history of AI
    • AI and the world of work
    • The benefits of AI
    • Processes, products and insights
  • AI and accounting
    • The future of finance
    • AI and accounting
    • Accounting tools
    • The fear of AI
    • Data and AI
  • Automation
    • History of automation
    • The benefits of automation
    • Automation of accounting tasks
    • The future of automation
    • Dangers of automation
  • Generative AI
    • What is generative AI?
    • Types of generative AI
    • AI and efficiency
    • ChatGPT for accountants
    • ChatGPT and Excel
    • Other efficiency tools
  • AI and audit
    • Auditing and AI
    • Applications in audit
    • Auditing tools
    • Relying on AI
  • The future of work
    • Adapting to AI
    • How AI is changing the world of work
    • Growing your skills
    • Human qualities and technical skills
    • New roles
    • Drafting an AI policy
    • Scaling AI
  • Ethics and emerging trends
    • AI ethics
    • Challenges of AI
    • Accounting concerns
    • Emerging trends in AI
    • Staying up to date
    • The future of AI

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This course has been written by the accountingcpd author team.

Reviews

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(134 reviews)
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    Elsie M
    16 Mar 2025
    16 Mar 2025
    I think the course was very insightful in relation to AI. There is so much more I can learn about AI and a there are a hugh variety of tools out there that I could use to help my practice
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    Des B
    11 Mar 2025
    11 Mar 2025
    agree
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    Hazel S
    04 Mar 2025
    04 Mar 2025
    Really provides a good overview on AI and a very good rundown on what AI is specifically to accountants.
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