AI for Accountants and CAs: ChatGPT, Claude and Excel for Real Accounting Work

The evidence so far says no: AI is expected to take over routine tasks rather than the job itself. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of accountants and auditors to grow 5 percent from 2025 to 2035, faster than the average for all occupations. The BLS says some routine accounting tasks may be automated with tools such as AI, which will make accountants' advisory and analytical duties more prominent. This course teaches you to use AI for that routine work, such as reconciliations and Excel macros, while you still clear every exception yourself.

Not into a personal ChatGPT account with default settings, because OpenAI says it may use content from its services for individuals, such as ChatGPT, to train its models unless you turn off "Improve the model for everyone" under Settings, Data controls. OpenAI also says that by default it does not use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise or its API to improve its models. Even with those settings, your professional confidentiality duties still apply, so the safest habit is to anonymise data before it goes into any AI tool. The course covers what must never go into a public AI tool, and every exercise uses invented or anonymised data.

No. It is written for chartered accountants, articled assistants, auditors, tax practitioners and bookkeepers. The examples are Indian, but the methods apply anywhere.

No. The AI writes the VBA from your description. The course teaches you enough to read what a macro does and to test it safely on a copy.

No. Every exercise uses invented or anonymised data. The course teaches you what must never go into a public AI tool.

No. ICAI runs its own AI certificate courses for members (AICA Level 1 and Level 2). This is an independent free course by EDWartens, built on public lessons credited on each module, and it does not count towards any ICAI programme or CPE hours.

About 9 hours of video lessons and study across nine modules, plus about 7 hours if you do the optional month-end close project. The course plan spreads it over about four weeks, but you can go at your own pace.

No. The course teaches how to use AI tools in accounting work. It gives no tax, legal or audit advice.

Yes. Every module, the notes, the project and the final assessment. The only paid item is the certificate, if you want it.

An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a number anyone can verify on our site. It is not a professional qualification and we never describe it as one.

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.