AI & Accounting in Manufacturing
Overview
This course provides a concise overview of how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping financial oversight in the global manufacturing sector. With factories evolving into digital ecosystems powered by intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and edge computing, the role of accounting and finance professionals is rapidly transforming. Participants will explore how AI technologies intersect with core financial functions-cost accounting, audit, tax compliance, and financial planning-while enabling real-time reporting, fraud detection, and predictive decision-making. Drawing on current global trends and real-world case studies, the course offers actionable insights into integrating AI into financial operations, elevating the strategic role of accounting in manufacturing enterprises.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Intelligent automation and dark factories
- Predictive maintenance and real-time cost tracking
- AI-enabled financial reporting and dashboards
- Continuous auditing and anomaly detection
- Tax compliance automation and transfer pricing AI
- Data governance and cybersecurity in financial systems
- Workforce reskilling and AI-augmented financial roles
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of accounting principles and familiarity with manufacturing operations is recommended.
Designed For
This course is ideal for accountants, auditors, controllers, CFOs, and finance professionals in manufacturing who seek to understand and lead AI-powered transformation in financial oversight.
Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Analyze the benefits and limitations of predictive analytics in cost management
- Apply AI tools to improve audit accuracy and timeliness <
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Garrett Wasny
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP is a professional development consultant to accountants, attorneys, engineers and doctors worldwide and a former management consultant with Price Waterhouse. He advises high-skill knowledge workers how to thrive in the digital age and unleash their online potential using productivity, search, mobile and social technologies. He’s authored two books (Global Business Resources.com by McGraw-Hill in New York and How to Conquer the World by Government Institutes in Washington, DC), 20 e-books, and over 100 published articles on Internet strategy for dozens of leading business publications. He’s also delivered more than 1,000 webinars and seminars on Internet topics to hundreds of organizations in North America, Europe and Asia. He lives in Vancouver.
Non-Member Price $119.00
Member Price $89.00