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How AI is changing chartered accountancy
- 09 Dec 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As AI continues to transform the profession, ICAEW members discuss on video how they are capitalising on the technology to serve clients. Peter Hollis shares his thoughts on using AI in his practice.
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Leading data-led decision making in local government
- 05 Dec 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Finance professionals are pivotal in ensuring local authority decisions on service delivery are grounded in robust data analysis. CIPFA’s Iain Murray outlines the role of finance teams in ensuring data-led decision-making and the skills required for success.
What to expect from 2025
- 04 Dec 2024
- ICAEW Insights
We share predictions for the key trends and events that will shape life in the accountancy profession.
The ABCD+ of technology: data
- 04 Dec 2024
- ICAEW Insights
In the fifth of our series on the biggest tech trends, ICAEW’s Head of Tech Ian Pay gives us the lowdown on data.
Free CPD: Get to grips with AI
- 28 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
What is (and isn’t) artificial intelligence (AI)? What are the different types of AI and what benefits can they deliver in finance? These CPD-verifiable practical resources will help you expand your AI knowledge as well as providing the latest thinking.
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CYBER ROUND-UP
November cyber round-up
- 28 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
This month we look at criminals’ latest techniques, the 10th birthday of Cyber Essentials, fraud risk in the utilities sector, and how an artificial intelligence grandmother has joined the fight against cybercrime.
Free CPD: sustainability reporting resources
- 26 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Do you want a high-level understanding of sustainability reporting requirements but don’t know where to start? This article explains how you can find verifiable CPD resources to bring you up to speed.
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The most desired skills for AI-assisted accountants
- 20 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Speaking to recruiters and partners, we break down the types of skills that firms are trying to develop and attract, including an understanding of AI implementation and its limitations.
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How to make AI work for risk and compliance
- 20 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accounting intelligence case study: risk-management company Cential has developed several use cases for AI in the governance, risk and compliance space, with controls to ensure privacy and accuracy.
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Masterclass 4: Understanding differences in reporting standards
- 20 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical shows how she has used generative AI to help her transition from reporting under IFRS to UK GAAP.
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Types of AI: when humans need to step in
- 19 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Accounting intelligence: to harness the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, does there always need to be a human in the loop?
The new Code of Ethics: understanding professional behaviour
- 19 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As part of the updated Code of Ethics for 2025, the provision for professional behaviour has been reworded to reflect the modern world.
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Deals and investment in the age of AI
- 14 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Delivering the keynote speech at yesterday’s ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty Annual Reception, Lord Clement-Jones highlighted the ethical considerations of AI, as Pearson scooped the prestigious Corporate Development Award.
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Types of AI: how are they classified?
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
In his second article, BDO’s Paul Ekwere explains how types of AI differ, providing a deeper introductory understanding of AI categorisations and how they can be used in the profession.
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BDO’s Ethics Watermark tackles AI’s new frontier
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
BDO senior leaders reveal to ICAEW members how the firm’s ‘ethics by design’ framework is meeting the artificial intelligence challenge.
Free CPD: generative AI
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Generative AI is transforming many industries, including accountancy, but are you keeping up? These free CPD-verifiable articles will introduce you to the basics of generative AI, ways it can support you in your role and the pitfalls to watch out for.
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Partnering effectively with AI, part 2: evaluation in use
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Reviewing the outputs of your chosen AI tool on a rolling basis will form the foundation of effective partnering – and help you to fine-tune the software’s performance.
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AI skills gap is a ticking time bomb
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Estimates predict that with the adoption of AI technology, 40% of the workforce will need to re-skill in the next three years. So what’s the risk of losing your competitive edge if you fail to upskill your staff?
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Masterclass 3: Making audit sampling more efficient and effective
- 13 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna ACA, Head of Audit Data Analytics, RSM UK outlines how generative AI can help members in practice ensure that audit sampling is being handled correctly.
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Government tests AI chatbot for tax and other questions
- 12 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Following an initial phase of testing, up to 15,000 people will now be able to ask the government’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for help and information on business rules and support, including tax, as part of the current testing phase.
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ICAEW launches Financial Due Diligence guideline
- 12 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Although the use of technology has revolutionised the financial due diligence process, it also brings with it certain important risks and issues that members and firms working in the deal space need to manage very carefully, best practice guideline warns.
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AI and ethics: could finance become too reliant on AI?
- 06 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As AI is more widely adopted, researchers are concerned that finance teams might farm out too many tasks to the technology at the expense of professional judgement and scepticism.
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Understanding AI: what is – and isn’t – artificial intelligence?
- 05 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
An in-depth awareness of AI is no longer the preserve of data science professionals or technology enthusiasts. In the first of two articles, BDO’s Paul Ekwere explains what AI actually is – and what it isn’t.
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Masterclass 6: Reviewing control processes
- 31 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical talks about how she used generative AI to help check her firm’s banking controls when she was new in post.
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AI: It’s only as good as the data you feed it
- 30 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Without a well-managed body of subject-specific data at its core, an AI tool in your firm will not be able to help your clients properly, an insolvency practitioner explains.
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Masterclass 5: Moving from Excel to Power BI formulas
- 30 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical explains how she used generative AI to help her move data from Excel to Power BI to give senior management a very different view of debt risk.
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Masterclass 1: Improving audit documentation
- 30 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Konrad Bukowski-Kruszyna ACA, Head of Audit Data Analytics, RSM UK explains how generative AI can be used for practice members to better understand and document a client’s sales process.
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Masterclass 2: Setting better performance objectives
- 30 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Jenny Blewett FCA, Head of Finance at Costello Medical talks about how she uses generative AI to help her set performance objectives for her and her team.
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AI is here to stay – the profession must embrace it, responsibly
- 29 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW has produced a host of new resources for members looking to learn more about how to use AI. Iain Wright, ICAEW Managing Director, Reputation and Influence, explains why the time is right to take that step.
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AI use cases: eight ways AI can help
- 29 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
AI can be used for a variety of tasks to assist accountants in business and practice. Here are eight ways in which AI can help increase productivity and efficiency in finance and accounting teams.
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AI & Analytics Live – recap
- 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!
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Excel’s real-life superpowers
- 24 Oct 2024
- Simon Hurst
Useful as some features are when used in a spreadsheet, they could be even more empowering if available in real-life. In this article we consider some examples and explore the use of AI in illustrating the possibilities.
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Clicks and mortar: construction pivots towards AI
- 24 Oct 2024
- Matthew Clark
A recent article from RSM highlighted examples of how Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) may be implemented in the construction sector, with a particular focus on how its use in the design and planning stages could help to improve margins. For examples of AI and technology already in use today, we can point to many examples.
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Cyber: Assessing human cyber risk in your organisation
- 23 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: Multiple surveys show that people are the weakest link in cyber defences. Karen Morrall ACA explains how businesses should manage and mitigate the human factor.
AI adoption challenges: an ethical dilemma for auditors
- 16 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Artificial intelligence offers a lot of opportunities for audit firms and practitioners, but implementing AI solutions into audit functions comes with some complicated considerations.
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Partnering effectively with AI, part 1: choosing a solution
- 16 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Before you can think about partnering with an AI tool, you will need to have a clear understanding of which use case(s) you want it to answer.
Harnessing AI’s potential: a guide for finance professionals
- 15 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Artificial intelligence opens a world of seemingly endless possibilities, boosting efficiency and quality across business operations. But how can finance professionals identify effective and ethical ways to implement relevant AI solutions?
Ethics: AI in audit – transparency and third-party relationships
- 15 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Organisations embracing AI must collaborate effectively with AI suppliers while ensuring transparency for customers. ICAEW’s Trust and Ethics team explores strategies to maintain openness and trust across this complex ecosystem.
Ethics: understanding the risks of AI
- 15 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Global Ethics Day: Susan Smith, Group Ethics Chair at CCAB, talks about the areas of risk that may crop up as accountants adopt more AI technologies.
Ethics: How to ensure effective governance on AI projects
- 15 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s Trust and Ethics team share lessons learned from practitioners, academics and standard-setters on implementing robust governance strategies for artificial intelligence tools.
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AI risks in insurance – the spectre of the uninsurable
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Polly Tsang discusses some of the ethical issues of deploying AI in the insurance industry that emerged from a recent ICAEW round table around the ethical considerations of AI use cases in financial services.
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Now cybercriminals can buy the tools to fool you
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Cyber Security Awareness Month: With phishing attacks becoming increasingly commercialised, businesses need to do everything they can to help employees spot the danger, writes cybercrime journalist Chris Price.
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I deepfaked myself. It was terrifyingly easy
- 07 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
How easy is it for criminals to create a deepfake of someone? ICAEW’s Head of Data Analytics and Tech, Ian Pay, decided to experiment with the technology.
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The skills most in demand by accountancy recruiters
- 03 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Average CFO salaries in London demand £246k-plus and accountancy employers encourage staff to explore generative AI tools as demand for accountants proficient in digital transformation, automation and AI ramps up.
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Cyber security tops business risks, but AI on the rise
- 02 Oct 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Poll of chief internal auditors reveals AI, cyber and digital threats will dominate the risk landscape for 2025 and beyond.
How should the UK foster a climate for smarter regulation?
- 30 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
With global economic challenges mounting, ICAEW’s roundtable event brought together expert views on how the regulatory landscape should adapt to promote sustainable growth.
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Is AI compatible with sustainability?
- 24 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s Polly Tsang explores artificial intelligence’s sustainability credentials and asks whether the rampant energy consumption it requires is compatible with organisations’ desire to be green.
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Copilots: AI as a partner for productivity
- 18 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising the accounting profession, enabling accountants to work smarter, faster and better. Here Shamus Rae, CEO of Engine B, explains how accountants can leverage the power of AI without losing their human touch and professional judgement.
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AI: The Multi-Billion Pound Key to Unlocking UK Productivity
- 12 Sep 2024
- Daniel Pell
A new report from Workday uncovers large businesses in the UK could save 7.9 billion employee hours per year through the use of ArtificiaI Intelligence (AI). Find out how you can embrace the future of work and consign productivity problems to the past.
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Top 10 AI adoption questions for businesses and ICAEW members
- 29 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) potential to transform how businesses operate has led to a growing number of organisations to consider the impact that AI can, and will, have upon them.
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