Technology in Financial Reporting: Automation, Data & Standards Implementation
Every accounting standard is now also a systems project — the entities that struggle with new standards are usually struggling with their data.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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Modern reporting failures are rarely accounting failures — they are data and process failures wearing accounting clothes. This programme works the technology layer of the reporting function: the close automated where automation is safe, with controls preserved and audit trails intact; the data architecture behind the statements — charts of accounts, mappings, reconciliations — treated as reporting infrastructure; digital filing and tagging obligations handled properly; and standards implementation as the systems project it really is: requirements from the standard, data sourced, calculations engineered, outputs controlled. For finance professionals who own the close, not for technologists.
What you will do
Who attends
Financial reporting and consolidation managers; finance systems owners; accountants on standards-implementation projects; auditors assessing automated reporting.
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The automated close
- What to automate first: reconciliations, journals, intercompany
- Controls in automated processes: preserved, not assumed
- AI in the reporting function: real uses and their guardrails
II.The data layer
- Chart of accounts and mappings as infrastructure with owners
- Data quality measured where the statements are built
- Digital filing and tagging: obligations met by design
III.Standards as projects
- From standard text to system requirements
- Data sourcing, calculation engines, output controls
- Parallel runs, evidence and the auditor’s comfort
Frequently asked
Is this a course for IT specialists?
No — it is written for finance professionals who own the close, not for technologists. The audience is financial reporting and consolidation managers, finance systems owners, accountants on standards-implementation projects, and auditors assessing automated reporting.
What does the programme cover?
Four layers of the reporting function: the close automated where automation is safe, with controls preserved and audit trails intact; the data architecture behind the statements — charts of accounts, mappings, reconciliations — treated as infrastructure; digital filing and tagging obligations; and standards implementation run as the systems project it really is, from requirements to parallel runs.
Is the course available in-house and in French?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers the course in English and French, and an in-house edition can be tailored to your close process, systems landscape and filing obligations. It is professional training, not accounting advice. Sessions run on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request, and fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.
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