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AI, Ethics, and the Professional Accountant 2025

Mastering AI ethics for accountants. Navigate biases, lead with ethics, and uphold professional integrity in an AI-driven financial world.

Created byMaureen Gillis, FCPA FCA
BeginnerUpdated Oct 8, 2025

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand the foundational role of ethics and ethical leadership in responsible AI use.
  • check_circleDescribe key ethical challenges posed by AI, including accountability, transparency, bias, and privacy.
  • check_circleApply tools for assessing ethical risks and workflow opportunities in AI implementation.
  • check_circleReinforce the importance of professional judgment, professional skepticism, and human oversight in an AI-powered world.

About This Course

Welcome to "AI, Ethics, and the Professional Accountant," a comprehensive course designed to equip Professional Accountants with the knowledge and tools to navigate the ethical landscape of artificial intelligence. As AI rapidly integrates into our professional lives, understanding its implications is paramount for maintaining integrity and public trust. This course delves into critical areas, from survey insights on AI adoption to strategic considerations for ethical implementation, ensuring you're prepared for the future of the profession.

  • Explore survey results on AI application and its impact on the accounting profession.
  • Understand the foundational role of ethics, ethical leadership, and ethical intelligence in responsible AI use.
  • Examine key ethical challenges posed by AI, including accountability, transparency, bias, and privacy.
  • Discover tools and tactics for assessing ethical risks and workflow opportunities in AI implementation.
  • Reinforce the importance of professional judgment, skepticism, and human oversight in an AI-powered world.

By the end of this course, you will be empowered to serve as a trusted advisor and ethical leader, leveraging your expertise to manage risks and champion the ethical adoption of AI within your organization, all while upholding the core principles of integrity, professional competence, due care, objectivity, confidentiality, and professional behavior.

Course Content

7 activities • 6 videos • duration: 1h 58m

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Introduction to AI, Ethics and the Professional Accountant1 videos • 10 min
  • videocamIntroduction
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Module 1: A Foundation of Ethics1 videos • 15 min
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Module 2: AI & Ethical Challenges1 videos • 1 quiz • 32 min
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Module 3: Tips & Strategies1 videos • 1 quiz • 25 min
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Module 4: Ethical Use of AI - Tools & Tactics1 videos • 28 min
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Module 5: Looking Ahead1 videos • 5 min
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Final Assessment1 quiz

Your Instructor

Maureen Gillis, FCPA FCA

FCPA, FCA

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Maureen R Gillis, FCPA FCA, is a highly sought after facilitator for ethics courses, having taught ethics for accountants for 10 years. She facilitates adult learning in topics related to ethics, leadership, success, and human behaviour. With formal training in adult learning and professional training in human resources management along with a designation as a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, Fellow Chartered Accountant (Canada) Maureen brings a multi-disciplinary perspective to her courses. She has taught at three universities and facilitated professional development sessions for members of professional organizations. With professional leadership experience, across sectors, she brings professional and practical insight to her courses. During her career, Maureen has also been active in volunteer roles as a coach and with organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Public Sector Accounting Board, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia, the Financial Management Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce, among others. She also served as a volunteer financial advisor for an NGO in Ghana, West Africa. Today, Maureen enjoys delivering relevant professional development courses to leaders and members of professional associations on current topics that supports their ongoing development and growth.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.9 out of 5
Student's Choice
2,354 reviews
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    Samuel W.
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    I consider the topic and the approach to the AI and Ethics from the perspective of Professional Accountants is VERY relevant and significant. It opens the horizon and the conceptual and practical concerns of the matter.

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    Rick W.
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    Helpful in helping you understand your role in AI.

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    Hollie W.
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    I loves this course

  • LR
    Lysandra R.
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    Good content, concepts not considered

Frequently Asked Questions

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