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AI for Bookkeepers

Accounting software now uses AI to match bank feeds, suggest categories and answer questions about the books, so bookkeepers spend more time reviewing and advising than typing entries.

Why it matters: 62% more pay. Jobs that ask for AI skills pay 62% more, on average, than the same jobs without them. (PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer, 2026)

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Microsoft Learn: Empower your workforce with Microsoft Copilot: Finance (module)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou work through finance exercises that use Copilot in Excel to analyze product COGS and model what if scenarios, Copilot Chat to review an acquisition and vendor contracts, and Copilot in PowerPoint, Teams, Loop and Outlook to share findings.CertificateFree Microsoft Learn: Work smarter in Excel with Copilot Chat (module)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou practice asking Copilot Chat in Excel to write formulas, summarize a data set and build charts, so routine spreadsheet work like reconciliations and variance tables takes less time and has fewer errors.CertificateFree Microsoft Learn: Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot (learning path)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot works and how Microsoft approaches responsible AI, then use Copilot across Microsoft 365 apps to streamline communication and content creation. The last module covers best practices and ways to extend Copilot.TrainingFree Core Concepts of Artificial Intelligence for Accounting ProfessionalsAICPA & CIMAIn this 2.5 credit self study course, you learn to tell machine learning, deep learning and neural networks apart, apply AI techniques to financial data and accounting workflows, and weigh the ethical and regulatory risks of AI driven financial decisions.Training$95 and up Hands On Generative AI Bootcamp for CPAs: Practical Skills You Can Use ImmediatelyAICPA & CIMAIn this three hour live workshop led by John H. Higgins, you practice with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Claude on accounting, tax and audit tasks, write stronger prompts, automate repetitive work with AI agents and set governance rules.Training$395 and up3 hrs AI Applications in Accounting and FinanceCourseraWith Sean Cao of the University of Maryland, you analyze unstructured financial data such as earnings call transcripts, 10K filings and ESG disclosures, apply text analysis and models like BERT and GPT, and use AI as a research assistant with little coding.CertificatePrice not published17 hrs Accountable Intelligence: Get started, work smarter with Xero's AI tools (US and CA session)XeroIn this one hour beginner session, you see how automated bank reconciliation, Xero Analytics and JAX, Xero's AI finance partner, cut manual data entry and matching while you keep control of the decisions on your clients' books.TrainingVaries1 hr AI for accounting (QuickBooks ProAdvisor CAS training)Intuit ProAdvisor AcademyIntuit course in its client advisory services training on what AI is and how it is changing accounting and bookkeeping work, offered alongside the Intuit Bookkeeping Certification and QuickBooks Online Certification.TrainingVaries

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Intuit Bookkeeping CertificationIntuit ProAdvisor AcademyYou complete Intuit's Bookkeeping Certification program and pass an online Intuit exam on core accounting and on preparing and analyzing financial statements; it is not an accredited program or a licensing credential.CertificationFreeSelf paced Intuit QuickBooks Certification Level 1 (QuickBooks Online)Intuit ProAdvisor AcademyValidates working proficiency in QuickBooks Online. It is a software vendor certification, not an accounting license or degree.CertificationFreeSelf paced Intuit QuickBooks Certification Level 2Intuit ProAdvisor AcademyAdvanced QuickBooks Online proficiency (formerly the QuickBooks Online Advanced Certification).CertificationFreeSelf paced IRS VITA/TCE Volunteer Certification (Link & Learn Taxes)Internal Revenue Service (IRS)You study free IRS online lessons and pass certification tests to prepare returns as a VITA or TCE volunteer, starting with wage earner returns and moving up to capital gains, pensions and military returns.CertificationFreeSelf paced QuickBooks Workforce CertificationIntuit ProAdvisor AcademyPayroll and workforce features in QuickBooks; Intuit says this badge was previously named the QuickBooks Online Payroll Certification.CertificationFreeSelf paced Xero Certification Level 1: AssociateXeroYou practice setting up Xero and its basic settings, entering sales and purchases, bringing in and reconciling bank statement lines, and tracking how a business is performing.CertificationFree Xero Certification Level 2: ProfessionalXeroYou learn Xero best practices end to end: configuring settings, invoicing customers and taking payments, entering and paying supplier bills, reconciling bank accounts, posting manual journals to fix errors, and running reports to track performance.CertificationFree IRS Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Record of CompletionInternal Revenue Service (IRS)You complete 18 hours of IRS approved continuing education, including a six hour Annual Federal Tax Refresher course and test, to earn a Record of Completion as an unenrolled paid tax preparer.Certificate$18.75 Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN)Internal Revenue Service (IRS)This is a registration, not a course. You apply for or renew the identification number the IRS requires of anyone who prepares federal tax returns for pay, online in about 15 minutes or by paper form.Sometimes required$18.7515 min AIPB Certified Bookkeeper (CB)American Institute of Professional BookkeepersYou pass AIPB's four part national exam on advanced bookkeeping, sign the Code of Ethics, and document two years of bookkeeping experience to earn the CB designation.Certification$25 and up1 year Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Professional CertificateIntuit ProAdvisor AcademyOver four courses you learn the accounting cycle, record assets, sales, expenses, liabilities and equity, reconcile accounts and read financial statements, with hands on QuickBooks Online practice that prepares you for the Intuit Academy Bookkeeping exam.Certificate$39 Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional (exam)Intuit ProAdvisor AcademyThis proctored exam checks that you can apply core bookkeeping principles: recording assets and sales, purchases, liabilities and equity, handling depreciation, reconciling accounts and preparing basic financial statements. It expects about 150 hours of prior instruction.Certification$150 Intuit QuickBooks Online Certified User (exam)Intuit ProAdvisor AcademyYou show you can run everyday bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online, such as tracking expenses, issuing employee pay, creating invoices and customer statements, managing payables and receivables, and producing reports.Certification$150 AIPB Online 99 Hour Certified Bookkeeper (CB) Prep CourseAmerican Institute of Professional BookkeepersYou study the six advanced subjects on the CB exam online, working through adjusting entries, error correction, payroll, depreciation, inventory and internal controls, to prepare for AIPB's four part test.Training$1,495 and up99 hrs Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps), Exam MO 210Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou prepare for a 50 minute proctored Excel exam by building multi sheet workbooks, organizing cells, ranges and tables, writing formulas and functions, and turning data into charts in Excel for Microsoft 365.CertificationPrice not published50 min

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