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The Controllership Series: The Controller's Role in Artificial Intelligence


Total Credits: 1.4 including 1.4 Accounting - Technical

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ACPEN Industry Institute |  Accounting and Auditing |  Technology
Faculty:
Lynn Fountain
Course Levels:
Basic
Duration:
1.4 Hours
License:
Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

Here's a more detailed look at the controller's role in AI:
1. Data Integrity and Quality:
•    Controllers are responsible for ensuring the quality and integrity of data used to train and inform AI models. 
•    They work to establish data governance frameworks, implement data quality initiatives, and ensure data lineage (tracking data from source to downstream systems). 
2. Risk Management:
•    Controllers assess potential risks associated with AI implementation, including inaccuracies, vulnerabilities, and ethical considerations. 
•    They help define and implement risk management frameworks for AI, ensuring that AI systems are used responsibly and ethically. 
3. Compliance: 
•    Controllers stay informed about relevant regulations and ensure AI systems are compliant with those regulations.
•    They monitor AI systems to ensure they are not violating any laws or policies.
4. Transparency and Auditability: 
•    Controllers work to ensure that AI decisions are transparent and auditable.
•    They establish processes to review AI decisions and identify potential biases or errors.
5. Collaboration and Training: 
•    Controllers work with IT and business teams to understand AI's capabilities and limitations.
•    They provide training to teams on how to use and manage AI tools effectively.
6. Value Creation:
•    Controllers can leverage AI to identify areas for automation, improve efficiency, and gain real-time insights into financial operations. 
•    They can use AI to make more informed decisions and create more strategic recommendations for action. 
7. Emerging Role:
•    The role of the controller is evolving with the rise of AI, with controllers becoming more hands-on throughout the implementation process. 
•    They are increasingly seen as catalysts for AI-enabled transformation, helping to identify potential use cases and build confidence in the technology

This course will explore many of these topics.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Trends in AI
  • Controller's role in AI
  • Specific AI processes for Controllers
  • Identify key AI cases
  • AI and financial reporting
  • AI and fraud cases
  • AI and expense management
  • AI and improved decision making
  • AI and risk assessment
  • AI and Supply chain management
  • The seven pillars of a trustworthy framework

Major Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Finance

Course Materials

Faculty

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Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.


Dates

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CDT
Wed, Aug 06, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CDT
Mon, Sep 08, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CDT
Thu, Sep 18, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CDT
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CDT
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CDT
Wed, Nov 05, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CST
Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CST
Tue, Dec 02, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CST
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CST
Tue, Dec 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CST
Wed, Jan 07, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CST
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CST
Tue, Feb 03, 2026 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CST
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CST
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CDT
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CDT
Thu, Apr 02, 2026 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CDT
Wed, Apr 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CDT
Mon, May 04, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CDT
Thu, May 28, 2026 - 10:00 AM to 11:14 AM CDT
Wed, Jun 03, 2026 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CDT
Mon, Jun 22, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 4:14 PM CDT
Tue, Jun 30, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 10:14 AM CDT
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 - 2:00 PM to 3:14 PM CDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites Suggest other courses in the Controllership Series
Advanced Preparation  None
Designed For

Controllers, Finance leaders, CFO's, Executive Management

 


Original Recording Date

06/2025

 


Yellow Book No
Course Developer Lynn Fountain, CPA, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, cPIA
Date Added to Catalog 06/2025

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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