FuturED AI Finance Learning Map
The Finance Leaning Map begins with the Foundational Automation and AI Skills module, where participants will learn core technologies such as SQL, Python, KNIME, Alteryx, SAS, and SPSS, establishing a strong foundation for automation. After completing this mandatory module, participants can choose from a variety of elective modules tailored to specific finance areas, including FP&A and accounting, treasury management, tax management, risk management and compliance, internal audit, investor relations, strategic finance, and payroll management. The program concludes with the Integrating Automation with Finance Systems module, where learners apply their automation skills to widely used finance systems like SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, IBM Planning Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle NetSuite, and BlackLine, ensuring practical application of their knowledge in real-world financial processes.
Mandatory Section
You'll learn the key concepts and importance of automation and AI in the finance sector. The course covers the role of AI in financial processes, highlighting opportunities to improve efficiency and decision-making. You will also explore tools like SQL, Python, KNIME, Alteryx, SAS, and SPSS, learning their key features and use cases to leverage automation in finance.
Apply automation and AI to streamline risk assessment, compliance, and mitigation. The course enhances your ability to automate data collection, analyze financial risks, and improve decision-making with predictive models, helping reduce exposure and ensure regulatory compliance.
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Leverage automation and AI to enhance audit processes, compliance monitoring, and fraud detection. The course helps streamline data collection, automate controls testing, and improve audit accuracy, empowering you to make more efficient, data-driven decisions in internal audit and risk management.
Use automation and AI to improve external reporting, market perception management, and communication with stakeholders. The course helps streamline data collection, enhance report accuracy, and provide data-driven insights to better manage investor expectations and strengthen relationships.
Learn to apply automation and AI to streamline mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and optimize capital allocation. The course enhances your ability to evaluate and execute M&A activities while making data-driven capital decisions to maximize returns.
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Helps FP&A professionals streamline planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. What you learn will boost your efficiency, enhance decision-making, and provide data-driven insights to drive better financial outcomes for organizations.
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You will learn to integrate automation and AI into key functions like bookkeeping, financial reporting, and compliance. The course helps you streamline transaction recording, ensure accurate financial statements, and adhere to standards like GAAP and IFRS, improving efficiency and decision-making.
Learn how to integrate automation and AI to enhance cash management, investment strategies, and financing. The course improves efficiency in forecasting, liquidity management, and compliance, enabling smarter, data-driven decisions.
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Learn to use automation and AI to streamline tax planning, compliance, and reporting. The course helps optimize tax calculations, ensure regulatory adherence, and reduce manual tasks, empowering you to improve accuracy and make more informed, data-driven decisions in tax management.
Job Based Electives
Learn how to apply their knowledge of SQL, Python, KNIME, Alteryx, SAS, and SPSS to platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, IBM Planning Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle NetSuite, and BlackLine. By the end of the course, learners will be able to leverage these systems for key finance functions, including FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, risk management, and more, improving financial processes and decision-making through real-world applications.