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AI-Powered Finance: Forecasting, Planning & Reporting Specialization

Launch Your Ai-Powered Finance Career. Leverage GenAI tools for financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting with hands-on training.

Arkadi Avanesyan
Manish Gupta
Starweaver

Instructors: Arkadi Avanesyan

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(22 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Build AI-powered financial models and automated reporting systems using GenAI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

  • Optimize portfolio allocation and cash flow management through advanced AI-driven analysis and real-time data insights.

  • Create predictive analytics solutions for financial forecasting and risk assessment using cutting-edge AI platforms.

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Taught in English
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August 2025

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Specialization - 11 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Fraud detection
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: FinTech
Category: Investment Management
Category: Personalized Service
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Automation
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Banking
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Financial Services
Category: Compliance Management
Category: Financial Trading

What you'll learn

  • Identify the key concepts and principles of portfolio analysis.

  • Evaluate different portfolio management strategies and analyze real-world examples.

  • Develop quantitative skills using modern tools to analyze a portfolio.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Case Studies
Category: Analysis
Category: Quantitative Research
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Asset Management
Category: Market Data
Category: Investments
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Performance Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Analyze comprehensive ledger maintenance techniques to ensure accurate financial reporting.

  • Evaluate strategic tax planning methods to minimize liabilities and maximize compliance.

  • Synthesize auditing best practices to enhance financial integrity and compliance.

  • Create a strategic plan integrating ledger maintenance, tax strategies, and auditing practices to optimize financial operations and reporting.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Reconciliation
Category: Tax Planning
Category: Financial Controls
Category: Compliance Management
Category: Auditing
Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Income Tax
Category: Financial Auditing
Category: Accounting Records
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Tax Compliance

What you'll learn

  • Apply GEN AI techniques to solve specific financial data analysis problems.

  • Implement AI tools and models tailored to various financial use cases.

  • Navigate challenges and optimize AI applications in finance, including using open-source models to build custom AI solutions.

  • Apply best practices to ensure ethical, efficient, and effective AI deployment in financial contexts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Responsible AI
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Financial Data
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Generative AI
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making

What you'll learn

  • Create customized IPS using GenAI to align with client goals and constraints.

  • Develop SAA plans by aligning asset class risk-return profiles with client goals using GenAI insights.

  • Utilize GenAI to identify low-correlation assets for effective diversification, minimizing portfolio risk while maximizing returns.

  • Optimize portfolio monitoring and rebalancing through real-time GenAI recommendations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Asset Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Investment Management
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Correlation Analysis
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Risk Management
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Real Time Data

What you'll learn

  • Apply key concepts of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) based tools in Automating financial reporting tasks.

  • Apply prompt engineering techniques to effectively communicate with AI models in a financial context.

  • Develop AI-powered tools for financial reporting using advanced Gen AI platforms like OpenAI GPT, Google Gem, and Anthropic Projects.

  • Develop AI-powered tools for financial reporting using advanced Gen AI platforms like OpenAI GPT, Google Gem, and Anthropic Projects.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Generative AI
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Anomaly Detection
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Google Gemini
Category: Data Analysis
Category: OpenAI
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: LLM Application
Category: Accounting and Finance Software

What you'll learn

  • Explore the fundamentals of Generative AI and its applications in financial analysis.

  • Construct predictive models to analyze financial data, market trends and investment opportunities.

  • Utilize GenAI to automate financial reporting.

  • Apply risk assessment and portfolio optimization techniques using GenAI.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Generative AI
Category: Power BI
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Automation
Category: Advanced Analytics
Category: Interactive Data Visualization
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Analysis
Category: Market Data
Category: Financial Data
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Spreadsheet Software

What you'll learn

  • Analyze AI in finance and assess its impact on cash flow in AR, AP, and inventory management.

  • Develop a dashboard and use low-code AI tools for AR/AP automation, portfolio, and cash flow forecasting.

  • Formulate risk strategies to tackle AI biases and create scenarios for managing cash flow under uncertainty.

  • Evaluate AI models for compliance with ASC 230 and IFRS 7 in financial reporting.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cash Flow Forecasting
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Accounts Receivable
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Risk Management
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Accounting and Finance Software
Category: Automation
Category: Forecasting
Category: Generative AI
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Financial Data
Category: Compliance Training
Category: Accounts Payable
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: International Financial Reporting Standards

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate an understanding of generative AI fundamentals and their applications in financial analysis using QUILL.

  • Implement techniques to extract and analyze key information from financial filings and historical financial data using QUILL's AI capabilities.

  • Evaluate AI-generated insights from earnings calls to support informed decision-making.

  • Design strategies to incorporate QUILL's generative AI features into comprehensive financial analysis workflows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Generative AI
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Investment Management
Category: Text Mining
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Financial Data
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Market Intelligence
Category: Analysis
Category: Financial Market

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Workflow Management
Category: Budgeting
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Month End Closing
Category: Budget Management
Category: Enterprise Resource Planning
Category: Cash Flow Forecasting
Category: Financial Planning
Category: Decision Making
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Business Planning
Category: Oracle Cloud Applications
Category: Data Management
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Accounting and Finance Software
Category: Fiscal Management
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Forecasting
Category: Financial Data

What you'll learn

  • Implement GEN AI models for financial forecasting to improve accuracy and decision-making.

  • Utilize AI tools for strategic financial planning and scenario analysis.

  • Navigate challenges in deploying GEN AI, including data quality, model biases, and integration issues.

  • Apply best practices for using open-source AI models to build customized financial tools.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Generative AI
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Financial Data
Category: Market Intelligence
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Forecasting
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Data Quality
Category: Financial Planning

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