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Channel Islands session - Unlocking Excel’s potential with AI: practical use of Copilot and ChatGPT

This session explores how AI tools enhance accountants' work with Excel through automation, analysis, and data transformation

Overview

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AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are transforming how finance professionals interact with Excel. In this practical and forward-looking session, we’ll explore how AI can accelerate and enhance the work of accountants — from formula creation and data transformation to automation and analysis.

We’ll begin by demystifying the role of AI in Excel, exploring why now is the time to adopt these tools and how they’ve changed the way we solve Excel problems, find answers quickly, and get through everyday tasks more efficiently.

Whether you're new to AI or already experimenting with it, this session will provide practical, real-world examples and takeaways to make your Excel work faster, smarter, and more insightful.

The majority of the session will be hands-on demonstrations showcasing how AI tools:

  • Assist in writing and troubleshooting Excel formulas with ease
  • Transform messy or unstructured data into usable formats
  • Generate VBA, M, or Office Script code to automate routine tasks
  • Support data analysis, from summarising trends to generating insights — all with contextual understanding of your file contents
  • We’ll also discuss the advantages of using these tools within Excel itself, such as their ability to work in context with your workbook, understand natural language prompts, and reduce the reliance on traditional Googling, YouTube searches, or crawling through forums

Alan Murray

Alan Murray is an Excel trainer, founder of Computergaga.com and author of the Advanced Excel Success and Advanced Excel Formulas books. He has been helping people in Excel for over 23 years. He loves training and the joy he gets from knowing he is making peoples working lives easier. Alan’s Computergaga YouTube channel has over 650 videos and over 50 million views. He also runs the monthly London Excel Meetup Group, where people learn, network, and enjoy each other’s company.

This event was recorded on 27 June 2025

Upon completing registration, you will gain exclusive access to this recorded event for up to 12 months. Additionally, course handout materials will be available for download from your document library at https://events.accaglobal.com.

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 55 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

On demand

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

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