8-Week Online Professional Certificate Course
40
CPD Points
Earn 40 CPD points on completion
Learn online, at your own pace
Built for busy finance professionals
Designed For
- Accountants in Practice & Industry
- External & Internal Auditors
- Finance Managers & Analysts
- Accounting Educators, Trainees & Graduates
Course Overview
- 8 Weeks, Fully Online (Est. 3-5 hrs/week)
- Expert-Led Interactive Sessions
- Hands-On, Practice-Based Projects
- Professionally Developed Curriculum
What You Will Master
Three modules that take you from AI fundamentals to confident, responsible use across finance and audit
Module 1
GenAI Foundations for Accountants
- How generative AI works, in finance terms
- Prompting techniques for accounting work
- Responsible use, ethics & professional judgement
- Data confidentiality & risk awareness
Module 2
AI-Driven Financial Reporting & Operations
- Financial statement & IFRS disclosure support
- Faster month-end close & reconciliations
- AI-powered Excel workflows
- Management reporting, budgeting & forecasting
Module 3
GenAI in Audit & Assurance
- Engagement planning & risk assessment
- Audit evidence & documentation support
- Risk-based internal audit applications
- Quality management & governance
Enrolment Details
Cohort 1 Starts: 27 July 2026
R2500
ESIA Members
R2900
Non-Members
8 Weeks
Duration
40
CPD Points