Technology Trends for Accountants
Advances in technology are reshaping the role of accountants. From cloud accounting and machine learning to blockchain, deep learning, and more. Discover what these current, emerging and disruptive technologies mean for the accounting profession.
£150 +VAT
Technology Trends for Accountants
£150 +VAT
365 days’ access
Technology Trends for Accountants
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This course will enable you to
- Understand current technology trends and how they affect your role as an accountant
- Explore emerging technologies, such as mobile accounting, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and discover how you can use them in your finance role
- Get to grips with blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the expected breakthrough of both deep learning and embedded analytics
- Prepare, analyse and present data more effectively, using new software and technology
About the course
Advances in technology are reshaping the role of accountants. Some see this as a threat to the profession, but embracing technological advances can provide many benefits and opportunities.This course demystifies the world of technology for accountants, helping you to make informed decisions about adopting and using new technologies.
You’ll gain an awareness of the current trends and emerging technologies, such as mobile accounting and machine learning, and how they will impact your role. You’ll discover potential future disruptors, and why improvements in technology and software are increasing the focus on data in finance.
Contents
Here and now
Keeping up to date
The changing accounting profession
The history of the digital firm
Ten elements of the digital firm
Framing disruption
Benefits of cloud accounting
Adopting cloud accounting
Emerging technologies
Assessing technologies
Artificial intelligence
Communicating with AI
Machine learning
The rise of mobile accounting
Robotic process automation
Benefits of RPA
Mobile in accounting
Future disruptors
Looking into the future
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin
Blockchain in accounting
Deep learning
Deep learning in accounting
Embedded analytics
Embedded analytics in accounting
Empowering people through analytics
Special focus on data
Making informed decisions with data
Data types
Big data
Data preparation
Extracting, transforming and loading data the right way
Data analysis techniques
Analytics tools
Data science
Algorithms in accounting
Data visualisation
Visualisation in accounting
Author
Samuel Ellis
Sam has been using modern data technologies for the past decade to operate a lean and agile accounting function. He uses data analytics software e.g. Tableau to transform accounting reporting in a modern, shareable and actionable format whilst reducing time taken to prepare reports and streamlining content to minimise noise. Sam was a founding member and Chair of ACCA’s Global Technology Forum, steering ACCA’s approach to updating members around key technology developments and trends.
14 reviews for Technology Trends for Accountants
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Nigel Williams –
Good coverage of the topic
Andrew Lane –
Really good
Boon Mian Lian –
Interesting topic on how accountant should embrace technology
David Harrison –
Excellent insights into the new technology trends relevant for accountants.
Stephen Robinson –
Great insight into where technology is heading and thought provoking for the impact and opportunities this will present
Lynaire Kelly –
Full of lots of interesting information and presented in a variety of ways that kept the level of engagement up.
Belinda Harris –
Great course
Richard Charles Starling –
May Ling Koh –
The course cover technology topics relevant to accountants in simple and easy to understand way. Also highlighted how accountants should pivot to stay relevant while those manual finance processess are gradually automated.
Keith Holmes –
Provided good resources and links for future product and service development which is what I am after
Chen-Xing Tan –
I came in with a vague and scattered understanding of Big Data and blockchain, but after this course, I’m able to recognise and differentiate the various upcoming tech that might shake up the accounting field.
Kafayat Adeola Aladesanmi –
it exposed me to new and modern technologies available today for accountants to use.
Adekunle Salawu –
How does the future of the accountant look like?
Peter Corrish –
Technology trends are very important for the future of my business and work currently being carried out