Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance Professionals (AIP2)
2.00 Credits
Member Price $100
Non-Member Price $130
Overview
Accounting and finance professionals have used different forms of automation over the years to improve the efficiency and accuracy of their work. So far, technology has not been able to replace the knowledge, experience, and decision-making of seasoned professionals. Times are rapidly changing. Today, systems easily exceed humans in accuracy and consistency. Artificial intelligence (AI) brings opportunities for accountants and finance professionals in the short term to improve efficiency and accuracy, while providing more value for businesses and customers alike. In the long term, AI will offer profound changes to how professionals work and process data. This course is designed to review where we are and where we are headed in the world of AI.
Highlights
- What is artificial intelligence?
- What are the different forms of artificial intelligence?
- The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning
- The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve
- The role of algorithms
- How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers
- Data governance, security, and privacy
- How accounting firms are using AI today
- The role of artificial intelligence in asset management
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accounting and finance professionals seeking to understand the role of artificial intelligence today and in the future
Objectives
Be familiar with the fundamentals of artificial intelligence Recognize the different types of artificial intelligence in use today Understand how artificial intelligence will change the accounting and finance professions Be able to explain data security and privacy best practices
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Sunish Mehta, Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC
Sunish Mehta, CPA, CGMA,is the Founder of Mindful-CPA Mindful-PRO and has over 25 years of experience in Advisory and Assurance services. His professional experience includes working with EY, PwC and IBM Global Business Services. He has been involved in leading training courses for CPA firms both nationally and internationally since 2019 in the fields of Auditing, Leadership & Management and Mindfulness.
Sunish has also taught for the UCLA Certification Program in Accounting. He graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge and has earned an Inner MBA from New York University. He is a CPA and CGMA from Southern California and New Mexico.
Non-Member Price $130
Member Price $100