Course Outline

AI Foundations for Financial Professionals

  • What is AI and machine learning in the context of finance
  • Types of AI models: classification, regression, generative models
  • Responsible AI: accuracy, transparency, and ethical use in reporting

Automating Financial Data Processing

  • Using AI tools for data ingestion and extraction from PDFs and spreadsheets
  • Cleaning and transforming data for analysis
  • Leveraging OCR, NLP, and LLMs to interpret unstructured financial text

AI-Driven Financial Statement Analysis

  • Automated ratio analysis and benchmarking
  • Trend detection and variance analysis using machine learning
  • Visualizing insights using AI-powered dashboards

Generative AI for Narrative Reporting

  • Using LLMs to draft executive summaries and variance commentary
  • Creating management discussion & analysis (MD&A) with AI support
  • Prompt engineering for financial storytelling and accuracy control

Scenario Planning and Forecasting with AI

  • Introduction to scenario modeling and simulation with ML
  • Building dynamic models for revenue, expense, and cash flow forecasting
  • Stress testing financials under macroeconomic assumptions

Integrating AI into Existing FP&A Workflows

  • Augmenting spreadsheet workflows with Python or AI plugins
  • Collaborative tools and automation for monthly/quarterly closes
  • Embedding AI into Excel, Power BI, or cloud FP&A platforms

Audit, Governance, and Internal Controls

  • AI explainability and internal audit readiness
  • Documenting assumptions and AI outputs for compliance
  • Setting controls for AI-assisted processes in financial reporting

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Familiarity with key financial statements and metrics
  • Experience using spreadsheets or basic data tools
  • Some exposure to Python or willingness to use AI-enhanced interfaces

Audience

  • Corporate finance analysts
  • FP&A teams
  • Controllers
 14 Hours

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