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AI in finance, audit and accounting: Controls, accuracy and accountability

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
Before a finance team adopts AI in close
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas: duplicated suppliers, unexplained credit refusals, public uploads
What would you do?

An assistant proposes merging two suppliers with similar names and bank details

Try it: this is one of 15 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, process, timeline, tabs and quizzes
  • 10-question final check, 80% to pass

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 115.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 115.1Apply internal controls to AI-assisted finance work: review, evidence, segregation of duties + your infoOrganisation's finance controlsWhole course
SO 115.2Check AI-generated numbers and narratives before they enter reportsBest practiceWhole course
SO 115.3Recognise when an AI use affects customers' access to credit or insurance and needs extra safeguardsEU AI Act Annex III; GDPR Art. 22 (see verification list)Whole course
SO 115.4Keep confidential financial data out of unapproved tools + your infoOrganisation's AI use policyWhole course
SO 115.5Document AI use for audit trails + your infoNIST AI RMF 1.0; organisation's audit policyWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why AI-drafted commentary can mislead the board

3 pages

8 min
Before you beginNoteList
The invented driverTextImage
What failedTimelineQuiz
2

Where AI helps and fails in finance

3 pages

8 min
Helps and failsTabs
Sort the taskSorting activity
CheckMulti-select quiz
3

Control steps for AI-assisted close and reporting

3 pages

7 min
Four control stepsProcessYour info
Segregation of dutiesMatching quiz
Evidence for auditChecklistQuiz
4

Grey areas: duplicated suppliers, unexplained credit refusals, public uploads

3 pages

7 min
Duplicated suppliersScenario
The unexplained refusalScenario
The public uploadScenarioQuiz
5

Applying finance AI controls in your team

2 pages

5 min
Your team's rulesAccordionYour infoYour info
Where to askProcessYour infoNoteQuiz
6

Final assessment

Assessment

5 min
Final check10 questions80% to passCompletion page

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle and agenda
PollDo you use AI in reporting, reconciliation or analysis?" (Daily · Sometimes · Tried it · Never)
QuizAn assistant explains a margin fall with a driver you cannot find in the ledger. You…
Word cloudWhat would make you trust a number an AI drafted?
Content · customiseOur four control steps {{FINANCE_AI_CONTROL_STEPS}}
QuizCan you upload a trial balance to a public chatbot?
ScaleHow confident are you evidencing AI use for audit?
Open-endedA task in your team where AI would help and who should sign it off
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{FINANCE_CONTROL_OWNER}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Do you use AI in reporting, reconciliation or analysis? multiple choice
  6. Which finance tasks do you use it for? multiple choice
  7. How confident are you evidencing AI use for audit? 1-5 scale
  8. I would feel comfortable telling my reviewer that a figure came from an AI draft. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the finance AI control steps and the control owner? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Finance AI control steps{{FINANCE_AI_CONTROL_STEPS}}
  • Approved finance AI tools{{APPROVED_FINANCE_AI_TOOLS}}
  • Finance control owner{{FINANCE_CONTROL_OWNER}}
  • AI policy link{{AI_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Audit evidence template{{AUDIT_EVIDENCE_TEMPLATE}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run AI in finance, audit and accounting: Controls, accuracy and accountability training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

Before a finance team adopts AI in close, reporting or analysis; annually for finance and audit teams.

Who needs this training?

Finance, accounting, audit, tax, banking and insurance staff; run by finance leadership with internal audit or risk.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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