Modern Technologies in Financial Accounting: From AI and Blockchain to Crypto, RPA, and Cybersecurity ON DEMAND
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8.0 Credits
Member Price $232.00
Non-Member Price $267.00
Overview
This course provides an overview of key technologies transforming accounting and finance. This course covers AI and its applications in accounting software, blockchain for secure transactions, and robotic process automation to streamline operations. Participants in this course will also explore crypto assets and their impact on accounting, alongside the role of forensic accounting in fraud detection. The course concludes with a two-part focus on cybersecurity, addressing both foundational principles and advanced practices for protecting financial data.
Highlights
AI key concepts. Machine learning. Deep learning. Natural language processing. Algorithms. History and evolution of AI. Significance of AI in the accounting profession, and more.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other accounting professionals.
Objectives
Identify key concepts related to AI. Recognize subsets of machine learning. Identify key characteristics of deep learning. Recognize how AI can be used in the accounting profession. Identify key differences in traditional vs. AI-driven accounting software. Recognize examples of various types of AI accounting software. Identify key components and concepts of blockchain technology, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Kelen Camehl, Western CPE
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam. He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s “Journal of Accountancy”.
Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX. Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment. Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.
Non-Member Price $267.00
Member Price $232.00