Agentic AI in Audit and Assurance (On-Demand - Wasny)
Overview
This course provides a concise overview of agentic artificial intelligence and its emerging role in audit and assurance. Participants will examine how AI agents differ from traditional generative AI by planning tasks, using software tools, taking actions, and completing multi-step workflows with limited human intervention. The course explores current audit applications, including substantive procedures, confirmations, risk assessment, disclosure testing, and continuous monitoring, while addressing new risks involving autonomy, permissions, prompt injection, multi-agent systems, and accountability. Participants will also examine regulatory developments, professional standards, controls, evidence requirements, ethics, liability, and the strategic implications of agentic AI for audit firms.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how agentic AI differs from traditional generative AI
- Identify current applications of AI agents in audit and assurance
- Analyze risks arising from autonomous and multi-agent workflows
- Compare regulatory approaches to agentic AI across major jurisdictions
- Apply relevant audit, assurance, and AI governance frameworks
- Evaluate controls for logging, permissions, human review, and rollback
- Assess the ethical, liability, talent, and strategic implications of agentic AI
Content
- Agentic AI and levels of autonomy in audit
- Agentic AI applications across audit workflows
- Agent failures, prompt injection, and emerging threats
- US, Canadian, UK, and international regulatory developments
- Audit and assurance standards for agentic systems
- Controls, logging, permissions, evidence, and human oversight
- Independence, ethics, liability, talent, and firm strategy
Course Content Created: September 2026
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBPAbout 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
After completing your purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca. Log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click Go to Your Courses and Materials to access your Learning Center. Select your course title to begin.
What you can expect
An optional exercise will be available to further your learning.
Course Dates & Registration
- 1.75
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 3
- Credits
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
Agentic AI in Audit and Assurance (On-Demand - Wasny)
- 1.75
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 3
- Credits
Overview
This course provides a concise overview of agentic artificial intelligence and its emerging role in audit and assurance. Participants will examine how AI agents differ from traditional generative AI by planning tasks, using software tools, taking actions, and completing multi-step workflows with limited human intervention. The course explores current audit applications, including substantive procedures, confirmations, risk assessment, disclosure testing, and continuous monitoring, while addressing new risks involving autonomy, permissions, prompt injection, multi-agent systems, and accountability. Participants will also examine regulatory developments, professional standards, controls, evidence requirements, ethics, liability, and the strategic implications of agentic AI for audit firms.
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how agentic AI differs from traditional generative AI
- Identify current applications of AI agents in audit and assurance
- Analyze risks arising from autonomous and multi-agent workflows
- Compare regulatory approaches to agentic AI across major jurisdictions
- Apply relevant audit, assurance, and AI governance frameworks
- Evaluate controls for logging, permissions, human review, and rollback
- Assess the ethical, liability, talent, and strategic implications of agentic AI
Content
- Agentic AI and levels of autonomy in audit
- Agentic AI applications across audit workflows
- Agent failures, prompt injection, and emerging threats
- US, Canadian, UK, and international regulatory developments
- Audit and assurance standards for agentic systems
- Controls, logging, permissions, evidence, and human oversight
- Independence, ethics, liability, talent, and firm strategy
Course Content Created: September 2026
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBPAbout 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
After completing your purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca. Log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click Go to Your Courses and Materials to access your Learning Center. Select your course title to begin.
What you can expect
An optional exercise will be available to further your learning.
Course Dates & Registration
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.