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AI with Claude for Finance & Accounting Professionals

From board commentary to client letters β€” built for accountants, bookkeepers, financial advisers, and CFOs who want to move faster without cutting corners.

Duration 1 Full Day
In-Person Workshop $750 / person
In-House $8,500 on-site

Who This Course Is For

This course is built for practising finance and accounting professionals in Australia β€” people who already do the work, and want to do it faster and better. No prior AI experience required.

Every exercise, prompt, and example is based on the real documents and tasks of Australian finance practitioners β€” EOFY client letters, board pack commentary, ATO correspondence, variance analysis, and more.

Accountants Bookkeepers CFOs Financial Advisers Practice Managers Tax Agents Finance Managers Controllers

By 5pm, You Will Be Able To…

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Draft financial reports and board commentary in minutes using the Numbers-In, Narrative-Out technique

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Write client emails and advice letters that are clear, compliant, and ready to send

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Summarise financial statements and flag key issues at speed

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Use Claude to research and explain complex tax topics in plain English

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Apply Privacy Act and TPB obligations to every AI interaction

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Leave with a peer-reviewed Practice-Ready Pack β€” commentary, letters, and prompt library built from your own work β€” ready to use from Monday morning

Full Day Agenda

7 sessions across the day β€” every exercise uses real finance and accounting scenarios.

β˜• 8:30am β€” Registration & Welcome
Session 1
Foundations for Finance Professionals
9:00–10:15
  • How Claude works β€” without jargon
  • Training cutoff: what Claude doesn't know (ATO rates, current legislation)
  • Hallucination risk: why you verify every reference
  • The RCTF framework β€” your prompt formula for every task
  • Live demos: 5 finance use cases from scratch
β˜• 10:15am β€” Morning Tea
Session 2
Report Writing & Financial Commentary
10:30–12:00
  • Numbers-In, Narrative-Out: management reports in 5 minutes
  • Board pack commentary from raw figures
  • Annual report and director's report drafting
  • Variance analysis write-ups
  • Hands-on: participants generate commentary from their own figures
🍽️ 12:00pm β€” Lunch (included)
Session 3
Client Communication & Advice Docs
1:00–2:30
  • Client emails: tax positions, EOFY planning, ATO correspondence
  • Translate & Tone technique for non-accountant clients
  • SOA and FSG drafting for financial advisers
  • Meeting notes to action items and follow-up emails
β˜• 2:30pm β€” Afternoon Tea
Session 4
Research & Analysis
2:45–3:30
  • Tax topic explainers in plain English
  • Summarising ATO rulings and financial standards
  • Comparing entity structures and giving first-draft recommendations
  • When to verify β€” and where (ATO, ASIC, legislation.gov.au)
Session 5–6
Compliance, Privacy & Workflow
3:30–4:20
  • Privacy Act 1988: what counts as personal information in a finance context
  • De-identification techniques β€” practised every exercise
  • TPB obligations and the registered agent responsibility
  • Workflow integration: where Claude fits in your existing tools
  • Connecting Claude to practice systems β€” and the decision test for whether you may: whose data, what your engagement letter covers, and what it actually saves
Session 7
Capstone & Certification
4:20–5:00
  • Assemble your Practice-Ready Pack: board commentary, variance write-up, client letter, an advice/ATO draft, and your prompt library β€” built from your own day's work
  • Peer review against the checklist β€” hard gate: fully de-identified, no client names, TFNs, or account numbers
  • Capstone showcase: volunteers present one artifact in two minutes β€” what it is, the prompt, what they edited by hand
  • Certificate of Completion backed by an assessed capstone β€” minimum 3 of 5 pack components submitted

Sample Prompts You'll Build & Use

Every prompt uses the RCTF framework β€” ready to copy into your own practice.

Board Commentary
You are a senior accountant writing a monthly board pack.

Context: July results β€” Revenue $1.24M (budget $1.1M, +12.7%), COGS $680k (margin 45.2%), Opex $310k (over budget by $15k due to IT contractor), EBITDA $250k.

Task: Write a 3-paragraph executive commentary.

Format: Professional, direct tone. No fluff. Flag the opex variance. End with outlook.
βœ“ Result: Board-ready commentary in under 60 seconds
Client Email β€” Tax Position
You are a senior Australian tax accountant.

Context: Client is an Australian individual. Sole trader, graphic designer, home office (dedicated room, 20% of house), FY2024 revenue [AMOUNT].

Task: Draft a plain-English email explaining their home office deduction options (actual vs. fixed rate method) and our recommendation.

Format: Friendly, professional. Under 200 words. End with a clear action item.
βœ“ Result: Client-ready email, compliant and clear
Financial Statement Summary
You are a CFO reviewing a set of financial statements.

Context: Annual accounts for a small Australian company (construction, FY2024). [Paste de-identified P&L and balance sheet below]

Task: Summarise the key financial health indicators. Flag the top 3 risks and top 2 positive trends.

Format: Bullet points. Plain English. CFO brief β€” under 250 words.
βœ“ Result: Executive-level summary with flagged risk items
Overdue Account Reminder
You are a professional bookkeeper in an Australian accounting firm.

Context: Business client β€” [AMOUNT] outstanding, now 45 days overdue. Longstanding client, good relationship.

Task: Draft a firm but professional overdue payment reminder.

Format: Email format. Firm but not aggressive. Preserve the relationship. Under 150 words.
βœ“ Result: Collections email that keeps the client relationship intact

Compliance & Privacy Guardrails

We teach these as rigorously as the prompting skills β€” because in a finance practice, getting it wrong is a professional liability.

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Never Enter Real Client Data

No real names, TFNs, account numbers, tax file numbers, or financial figures belonging to real clients β€” at any point. Use placeholders: Client A, [TFN], [AMOUNT].

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Training Cutoff β€” Always Verify

ATO thresholds, super rates, FBT rates, and tax brackets change annually. Claude's training has a cutoff. Always verify current rates on ato.gov.au before using them.

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TPB & Registered Agent Rules

Claude drafts. You review and sign off. The registered agent responsibility is always yours β€” Claude outputs cannot be submitted without professional review.

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SOA / Financial Advice

Statements of Advice must be reviewed, personalised, and approved by a licensed adviser. Claude can draft structure and narrative β€” it cannot replace AFSL obligations.

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Verify Legislative References

If Claude mentions a specific ATO ruling, Tax Act section, or case, verify it on ato.gov.au or legislation.gov.au before quoting it to a client or using it in advice.

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Privacy Act 1988

Client tax records, financial positions, and personal details are personal information under the Privacy Act. De-identification is not optional β€” it's a professional obligation.

Pricing

Both formats include workbook, certificate, lunch, and prompt library.

Public Workshop
$750per person

Join a Scheduled Course

Run in major cities. Open enrolment β€” book a seat or your whole team.

  • Scheduled in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
  • Mix of firms and individuals welcome
  • Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea included
  • Printed workbook & digital prompt library
  • Certificate of completion
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