What you will learn
- Critical insights into the AI technologies available to finance professionals, including Generative AI, and the range of use cases for these powerful tools within finance environments.
- Practical guidance on how finance professionals of all roles and career stages can look to employ AI tools in their day-to-day roles, exemplified by finance specific scenarios which put the theory into practice.
- How to identify the best tool for the job - assessing where older AI technologies such as machine learning still have a vital role to play in the finance industry compared to Generative AI.
- Approaches you can take to mitigate the inherent risks of utilising AI tools, by rigourously analysing AI outputs to ensure accuracy and validity, and to flag biases in data which require oversight from a human expert.
About this course
With the continual growth of AI usage in the financial workplace, finance professionals need to go beyond awareness and ensure that they are upskilling themselves in order to remain competitive, ensure compliance, and deliver strategic value. Finance departments are playing a pivotal role in shaping AI and data strategies. In many organisations, finance teams are actively involved in an advisory capacity, while in others, they take on full ownership or co-ownership of strategic initiatives.
To equip you with the essential skills needed to thrive in this rapidly advancing field, ACCA has created the Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Finance Professionals. Using real-world examples and practical tasks focused on different roles within the industry, the Certificate in Artificial Intelligence for Finance Professionals equips you cutting edge knowledge, insights and skills allowing you to thrive in the AI enabled workplace.
The Certificate can be used as verifiable CPD to demonstrate your skillset to current or future employers, and provides a standardised approach to transformation strategy, ensuring all finance team members in your organisation are aligned with best practices and regulatory requirements.
Key information
- This Certificate is part of the ACCA Digital range of CPD courses.
- It is made up of ten self-paced interactive learning modules, including practical tasks and further resources.
- It includes a one-hour online assessment.
- Complete course and assessment to gain your certificate and digital badge.
- Modules 1 - 3 are available now. Modules 4 - 10, and the end assessment will be available by the end of July 2026.
