AI continues to change how accountants work, bringing new opportunities alongside questions about how best to use it. Keeping up to date isn’t just about knowing which new tools and models are available, but understanding how AI is being applied, where it can add value and how to assess its effectiveness. Drawing together some of the key issues and developments in AI use over the past year, this course provides a broad overview of topical areas affecting accountants and finance teams as we move through 2026-27.

We begin by exploring what it means to be fluent in AI and how to build the skills, confidence and participation needed across your team. We then consider practical applications, including using AI-powered analytics to uncover meaningful insights and support value-led advisory services, and working with generative AI as a communication partner to draft, improve and speed up everyday communications.

Finally, we look at how to determine whether your investment in AI is delivering value, exploring metrics for measuring early impact, efficiency, operational improvements and capacity. You’ll come away with a broader understanding of some of the important conversations surrounding AI in accountancy, and a clearer picture of how your organisation can use it purposefully and evaluate the difference it makes.