If you work in finance, start your AI training with your own professional body: its courses use accounting examples and count towards your CPD.
If you only do one, take Chartered Accountants Ireland's Certificate in AI Foundations for Accountants: seven weeks online, covering the EU AI Act, ethics and accounting use cases, worth 20 CPD hours, from €695. To try first, Microsoft's Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionals is free and shows Copilot on finance tasks.
| Course | Delivery | Cost | Level | For | Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI in Excel Using ChatGPT and CopilotTech Industry Alliance Skillnet | Live online | Funded€230 funded | Beginner | Business professionals, Finance and accounting | Not stated | Certificate not stated |
| Certificate in AI Foundations for AccountantsChartered Accountants Ireland | Live online | €695 | Beginner | Finance and accounting | 20 | Professional certificate |
| AI for FinanceIrish Management Institute (IMI) | In person, Dublin | €1,095 | Beginner | Finance and accounting, Managers and leaders | Not stated | CPD certificate |
| Diploma in Data Analytics and AIChartered Accountants Ireland | Live online | €3,500 | Intermediate | Finance and accounting, Managers and leaders | Not stated | Professional certificate |
| Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionalsMicrosoft Learn | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | Finance and accounting, Business professionals | Not stated | Free badge |
| Introduction to AI for accountantsACCA | Online, self-paced | £399.99 (price shown in GBP) | Beginner | Finance and accounting | Not stated | CPD certificate |
Look for courses built on finance tasks such as reporting, forecasting, reconciliations and audit, and check whether they count towards your CPD. Courses from accountancy bodies are written for their members, while tool courses on Copilot in Excel suit anyone who works in spreadsheets.
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Yes. 1 of the 7 AI courses for finance and accounting professionals we list is free: Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionals from Microsoft.
Yes. 4 of the AI courses for finance and accounting professionals we list are from Irish providers or Irish schemes, such as AI in Excel Using ChatGPT and Copilot from Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet, Certificate in AI Foundations for Accountants from Chartered Accountants Ireland and AI for Finance from Irish Management Institute.
There's no single best one for every accountant: it depends on what you need the course to do. To learn the basics for free, start with Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionals from Microsoft. If you need a certificate an employer or professional body can check, Certificate in AI Foundations for Accountants from Chartered Accountants Ireland leads to a professional certificate and costs €695.
Yes, for example Work smarter with Copilot prompts for finance professionals from Microsoft, AI in Excel Using ChatGPT and Copilot from Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet and Certificate in AI Foundations for Accountants from Chartered Accountants Ireland. They are listed below with cost, hours and certificate.
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