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Comparing the CDO and CFO in the modern enterprise
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- 28 Apr 2025
- Craig Stirk
In an era where data can rival capital as the most valuable corporate asset, two C-suite roles have emerged as strategic cornerstones of enterprise decision-making – the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Chief Data Officer (CDO). As organisations grapple with digital transformation, regulatory pressures and the latest AI hype cycle, understanding the distinction and interplay between these roles is more critical than ever.
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From Dummy Data to Deepfakes: How Accountants Can Harness (and Detect) AI-Generated Data
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- 24 Apr 2025
- Dudley Gould
Dudley Gould, ICAEW member and VP of Business Development at Circit, explores experimental use of AI tools for dummy accounting data.
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The Cornerstone of Finance Transformation
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- 15 Jan 2025
- Catherine Myszka
In this article, Catherine Myszka, Independent Transformation Director, explores why the quality of financial data, the underlying data structures and hierarchies are important for the success of any finance transformation or technology adoption.
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GenAI: What is it really?
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- 13 Jan 2025
- Monica Odysseos
In this article Monica Odysseos, Head of AI and Data Lab at Grant Thornton Cyprus, returns to take a closer look at generative AI, exploring what it is, how it works, where it is applied, how to use it, its challenges and potential in our rapidly evolving world.
ESG is a Data Challenge
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- 10 Jan 2025
- Eden Smith
In this article, Eden Smith explore why ESG is a data challenge and why accountants, equipped with their analytical rigor and integrity, are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between ESG aspirations and data reality.
Data Analytics Community – 2024 in review
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- 10 Jan 2025
- Ian Pay
As the ICAEW’s Data Analytics Community continues to go from strength to strength, Ian Pay, Head of Data Analytics and Tech, shares some of his favourite content and activities from the year, and gives some clues as to what’s coming in 2025…
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Using AI as a finance professional
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- 19 Dec 2024
- Karen Ko
In today’s fast-paced work environment, the emergence of generative AI is going to transform the way businesses operate from automating routine processes to enhancing decision-making capabilities. But how does that impact you and what do you need to know?
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Harness the potential of Power BI to cleanse and transform data Q&A
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- 16 Dec 2024
- Rishi Sapra
Following on from the ‘Harness the potential of Power BI to solve data challenges’ webinar, Rishi Sapra, Chartered Accountant turned Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), returns to address more of the key questions that came out of the webinar on using Power BI in conjunction with Power Query to cleanse and transform data in this follow up article.
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AI & Analytics Live – recap
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- 25 Oct 2024
- Rishi Sapra and Franki Hackett
Last year the ICAEW hosted their first in-person event focused on analytics some fascinating talks centred around people-driven decision making. This year the event returned with an even bigger audience – a 200-ticket sellout!
Harness the potential of Power BI for financial reporting Q&A
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- 24 Oct 2024
- Rishi Sapra
Following on from the ‘Harness the potential of Power BI to solve data challenges’ webinar, Rishi Sapra, Chartered Accountant turned Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), returns to address some of the key questions that came out of the webinar on using Power BI for financial reporting.
Virtual CPD Conference
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- 28 Mar 2024
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an integral part of being a successful ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
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How to get started with programming as an accountant Part 2
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- 05 Aug 2024
- Edward Franklin
In a previous article, Edward Franklin, founder of TechFranklin, explored the approach to take when getting started with programming as an accountant. The first article covered how to work with CSV formatted data and this following article will cover how to take advantage of JSON, a format commonly encountered with APIs.
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Databases, Data Warehouses and Data Lakes for Accountants
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- 17 Jul 2024
- Edward Franklin
Accountants today rely on software like Oracle, Sage, Excel, and many other technologies to store important data and help generate financial statements and insights. This article provides a high-level overview of different data infrastructure used in accounting and how these fit into contemporary technology such as PowerBI, PowerPivot, Excel, APIs.
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Process Mining 101 Questions
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- 05 Jun 2024
- Justin Pang and Alex Psarras
Following on from our Process Mining 101 webinar last month, Justin Pang, Managing Director at Protiviti, and Alex Psarras, Associate Director at Protiviti, return to address some of the key pointers and questions that came out of the webinar.
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Asynchronous API calls and the Companies House Document API – part 2
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- 20 May 2024
- Sam Bonser
In part 1, Sam explained when to use an asynchronous client and how to set one up. In this follow up, he will explore how to manage and use the Document API effectively including the handling of redirects and file downloads.
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Asynchronous API calls and the Companies House Document API – part 1
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- 17 May 2024
- Sam Bonser
In a previous article, Sam explored how to connect to Companies House through leveraging their API and Python. One of the most common questions he received following the release of that article was how to manage the documents API. In this two-part series, Sam demonstrates how to set up the API effectively, first explaining the important concept of asynchronous API calls.
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A practical application of AI: Building a Technical Director GPT
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- 27 Mar 2024
- Dudley Gould, VP of Business Development, Circit
Dudley Gould, VP of Business Development at Circit, explores how ChatGPT can be used to build a customised technical GPT and discusses how and when accountants and auditors might use generative AI.
Microsoft Fabric Q&A
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- 25 Mar 2024
- Rishi Sapra
Following on from our webinar “Microsoft Fabric: What is it and why should you care?”, Rishi Sapra explores some of the questions raised by those who attended the live webinar.
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The role of Internal Audit in ethical AI
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- 21 Mar 2024
- Dimitris Kaskantanis
As AI progresses and gains wider acceptance, ethical considerations become increasingly significant. AI introduces ethical challenges across various domains, including democracy, justice and diversity and inclusion. This article explores these considerations, the associated risks, and the role internal auditors can play in promoting ethical conduct.
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The Science (or Art?) of Data Visualisation
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- 20 Mar 2024
- Ian Pay
When it comes to presenting information, the days of boring black and white tables are numbered. But while it might be easy enough to put a few charts in a slide deck, how do we take this to the next level?
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