AI and Digital TransformationArtificial Intelligence for Financial Analysis
Finance functions are adopting these tools for forecasting, anomaly detection and the drafting of commentary, and the risks are sharpened by the fact that the output is often used without further checking. This course covers using them well. Delegates work through the genuine applications: variance analysis, cash forecasting, transaction anomaly detection and document extraction from invoices and statements. Model risk and validation receive detailed treatment, because a finance model that is wrong produces a number somebody reports. Audit trail, explainability and the treatment of these tools under financial controls are covered, along with the tasks where they remain unreliable.
Course objectives
- Identify the finance tasks where these tools genuinely help
- Apply them to variance analysis and cash forecasting
- Use anomaly detection on transaction data and triage the output
- Extract data from invoices and statements reliably
- Validate a model whose output will be reported
- Maintain audit trail and explainability under financial controls
- Recognise the tasks where these tools remain unreliable
Who should attend
- Financial analysts and finance managers
- Financial controllers and reporting staff
- Internal auditors
- Treasury professionals
- Finance business partners
Course outline
- 01Where these tools have reached the finance function
- 02Variance analysis and commentary drafting
- 03Cash and revenue forecasting
- 04Transaction anomaly detection and triage
- 05Document extraction from invoices and statements
- 06Model risk and validation for reported numbers
- 07Audit trail, explainability and financial controls
- 08Where the tools remain unreliable
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 11 November 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 November to 2 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 16 to 18 December 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 to 30 December 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 27 January 2027 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 10 March 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |