About the Course
Introduction
This webinar will take a look at how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the audit process. Our panel of financial reporting veterans will address how accounting and auditing professionals can use current technology to increase the accuracy of financial statement examinations and expedite the process.
Description
AI and the latest technology can increase efficiency and reduce costs. AI can assist auditors in analyzing and evaluating mass quantities of data quickly and in real time. It can help document review processes, generate planning documents, and even predict future audit risks and trends.
The benefits are remarkable, but accountants, auditors, and businesses need to thoroughly evaluate and manage the relative risks associated with the latest technology. AI is subject to hallucinations. Its parameters must be appropriately defined and monitored. Ensuring the data used is secured properly is a paramount concern. Implementing and modifying current accounting and auditing processes is a significant undertaking. However, the explosive growth of these technologies has made it a necessity. Financial professionals must thoroughly grasp best practices for utilizing AI and current technology when preparing and examining financial statements.
Listen as our panel of accounting and auditing technology experts reviews the pros and cons of using AI in preparing and assessing the validity of financial statements.
Presented By
Dr. Akpan is an accounting professor, researcher, and national speaker specializing in artificial intelligence, auditing, and financial reporting. His work focuses on how generative AI is transforming audit quality, risk assessment, and the future of the accounting profession. Dr. Akpan is co-author of ChatGPT and AI for Accountants: A Practitioner’s Guide to Harnessing the Power of GenAI to Revolutionize Your Accounting Practice and has published research on AI, digital assets, and market dynamics. His presentations equip professionals and educators with practical strategies for integrating AI into accounting workflows and staying ahead of industry disruption. Dr. Akpan's core message is clear. AI will not replace accountants. It will redefine them. Those who adapt will lead.
Dr. Dell, CPA, DBA joined the faculty of Francis Marion University in Florence, SC in 2019 as an Assistant Professor. Serving his previous institution in the Midwest for thirteen years as Accounting Program Director, he has been able to contribute to his student’s development by integrating a variety of tools into his classroom. Not only have these resources enhanced his student’s hard skills and technical knowledge, but they have also improved their soft skills and ability to succeed in academia and the work place. Dr. Dell recently received the Accounting Educator Award for 2018 from the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs. He is certified as a CPA and holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MAE from Marian University, and a DBA from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Dr. Dell brings real-world experiences, based on previous entrepreneurial, Big 4 and military service, to the classroom.
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BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Utilizing AI and technology in financial statement audits: introduction
II. How AI is currently being used in financial statement examinations
III. Caveats of using current technology and AI
IV. Implementing AI
V. Best practices
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- Strategies for incorporating current technology in financial statement audits
- Ensuring the security of data used for analytical review
- Steps to minimize AI hallucinations and invalid results
- How AI can be used to expedite financial statement examinations and preparation
Learning Objectives
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Determine how current technology can be used to analyze financial data
- Decide how to minimize AI hallucinations and invalid results
- Ascertain best steps for incorporating AI in financial statement audits
- Identify how AI is changing the financial statement audit process
- Field of Study: Accounting
- Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
- Advance Preparation: None
- Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
- Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
- Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
- Prerequisite:
Three years+ business or public firm experience, preparing reviewed, compiled, and audited financial statements and the relative disclosures. Specific knowledge and understanding of GAAP, SSARS, and peer review policies.
BARBRI, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsons may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
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