Finance & Accounting

Finance teams spend much of their week gathering figures, checking spreadsheets and explaining numbers to people outside finance. Using AI well and communicating clearly can help you spend less time on manual work, catch issues earlier and turn reports into decisions others can act on.

The Skills That Strengthen Finance Teams

Explore the capabilities that can help you stay effective as responsibilities, tools and ways of working evolve.

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AI for Analysis & Reporting

Use AI to summarise data, draft variance commentary and prepare reports, then check every figure before it is shared.

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Workflow Automation

Map recurring tasks such as report preparation and data consolidation, and automate them with clear review points in place.

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Communication & Risk Awareness

Explain numbers clearly to stakeholders outside finance, and recognise fraud, scams and data risks before they cause losses.

Practical Courses to Take Your Skills Further

From automating routine reporting to explaining results with confidence, explore courses that support the work finance teams do every day.

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Claude Agentic

Personal AI agent setup • Skills creation • Plugins & Connectors setup • Scheduled Tasks • Output evaluation

ChatGPT Work

Personal AI agent setup • Instruction design • Source configuration • Output quality control • Adoption planning

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Agentic AI

Workflow Mapping • AI tool evaluation • Automation planning • AI recommendations • Responsible AI adoption

Generative AI

Generative AI tools • Prompt engineering • Market research • Content strategy • AI output evaluation

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Workplace Communication

Adaptable communication • Active listening • Stakeholder engagement • Coaching Techniques • Communication planning

Cybersecurity

Scam recognition • AI scam & deepfake detection • Social engineering awareness • Data protection & AI platform risks • Incident reporting

Prompt Engineering

Prompt frameworks • Prompt refinement • AI-assisted market research • Brand-aligned content creation • Ethical AI use

COURSE GUIDANCE

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What Could Change in Your Day-to-Day Work

The right course should make a difference beyond the classroom. Depending on where you begin, here is how the learning could show up in your work.

Use AI to turn raw financial data into summaries and variance explanations that managers can act on.
Automate recurring reports and data consolidation with AI agents, with checkpoints before anything is sent.
Present budgets and results clearly to stakeholders outside finance, and handle tough questions with confidence.
Recognise invoice fraud, impersonation scams and deepfake requests before a payment goes out.

Explore Related Roles

You handle business development alongside marketing, operations and other parts of running a business.

FAQs

AI can help prepare summaries, draft commentary and consolidate data for recurring reports, which shortens the manual parts of the process. Figures still need to be checked against your source records. The courses focus on using AI well rather than on accounting itself, including how to review AI output before anyone relies on it.

They can support that move. Spending less time on manual reporting and explaining numbers clearly to stakeholders outside finance are both part of becoming a business partner, and Workplace Communication focuses on the second.

That depends on the tools you use and your organisation’s policies. The courses cover reviewing AI output before relying on it, and Cybersecurity covers data protection and AI platform risks, so you know what to check before sharing sensitive information.

No. The courses are designed for non-technical professionals and no coding is needed. If you are comfortable working with spreadsheets and email, you already have what you need to start.

Funding support may be available to eligible individuals and organisations. Eligibility, claimable amounts and validity periods vary by course and learner profile. The Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Work bootcamps are not eligible for course funding. Refer to the latest course page or speak with OOm Institute before making a decision based on funding.

Applicable WSQ courses may award a WSQ Statement of Attainment and an OOm Institute certificate when attendance, assessment and other course requirements are met. You can also earn the Practitioner Certificate in Generative AI or the Professional Certificate in Workplace Effectiveness.

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