The session provides a concise overview of how practitioners can future-proof their accounting careers and prosper in this current VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) business environment. Discover how to quickly master key evolving technologies including artificial intelligence, business process automation, recognition (face, voice, gesture) analysis, autonomous things, mixed reality, augmented analytics, and more. Understand how these new advances are transforming the accounting profession and how practitioners can take advantage.

Practitioners who want to embrace the new normal of economic volatility and business uncertainty and thrive in the face of accelerating technology change.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• When considering the future of their operations, practitioners will be able to identify at least 5 ways COVID has impacted the accounting profession. 
• When exploring automation options, practitioners will be able to explain at least 5 ways accounting roles at all levels have changed in recent years. 
• When examining automation trends, practitioners will be able to point out at least 5 economic and business forces that are driving change. 
• When evaluating automation software, practitioners will be able to use at least 6 RPA marketplaces to compare the leading technology vendors.
• When developing an automation gameplan, practitioners will be able to list at least 10 strategies that provide guidance on how to successfully move forward. 

In this seminar, you will learn about:

• VUCA Business Environment 
• COVID and the New Norm 
• Evolving Accounting Roles  
• Changing Demographics and Industry Expectations 
• Key Accounting Challenges 
• Accounting Services Aren’t What You Think They Are 
• “Doomed” vs. “Totally Safe” Professions
• What’s Ahead for the Accounting Profession
• How to Prepare for the New Automation Age

Presenter

Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP

Access expires 180 days from purchase date.

 

About This Product

On-Demand Courses by Garrett Wasny. Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP is an independent digital skills advisor to accountants worldwide.  His courses focus on the intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age.  The sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value.  The presentations reveal how practitioners can build on their core knowledge as financial stewards and develop new digital competencies as strategic advisors, cross-domain thinkers, and integrated reporters.  You’ll walk away from his courses future-ready, tech-powered, and technically prepared to take on a storm of business disruption.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

How to get started

Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and sign in using your CPABC Online Services login credentials. Find and click on the course title in the Upcoming Courses area. Please note that it can take up to 15 minutes for the course to show.

What you can expect 

An optional exercise will be available to further your learning.