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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Accountants

This course provides a concise overview of robotic process automation (RPA) -- technologies that conduct high-volume, repeatable tasks that previously required humans to perform.

Created byGarrett Wasnyworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
BeginnerUpdated Mar 31, 2022
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Accountants

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleIdentify at least 5 ways RPA technologies differ from VBA (Visual Basic for Accountants) or Excel Macros.
  • check_circleExplain at least 5 ways the technology can be applied to accounting work.
  • check_circlePoint out at least 5 economic and business forces that are driving the growth of the technology.
  • check_circleUse at least 6 RPA marketplaces to compare the leading technology vendors.
  • check_circleList at least 20 case studies that provide guidance on how to successfully implement the technology.

About This Course

This course provides a concise overview of robotic process automation (RPA) -- technologies that conduct high-volume, repeatable tasks that previously required humans to perform. These "bots" can automatically log into applications, enter data, do calculations, complete tasks, make decisions based on predefined parameters, and log out. While still evolving, RPA applications have the potential to automate many accounting functions, transform business processes, and accelerate financial workflows.

In this seminar, you will learn about: RPA overview Technology pros and cons Implications for the accounting profession Case studies Leading vendors Lessons learned to date Key resources and communities online Starter strategy for accountants

Who Will Benefit/Target Audience:

Practitioners who want a basic, non-technical understanding of robotic process automation and how to apply the technology in their accounting operations and workflow.

Field of Study: Information Technology

Course Content

2 activities • 1 videos • duration: 1h 57m

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Section 11 videos • 1 quiz • 2 hours
  • videocamRobotic Process Automation for Accountants
    Duration 117:35
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Final Exam-Part11 quiz

Your Instructor

Garrett Wasny

MA, CMC, CITP/FITP

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GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, and tax preparers worldwide. His courses focus on the new intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age. His 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. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He's published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.

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

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    Interesting and lots of great resources provided

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    Lots of food for thought on the subject.

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