Smarter, Faster Finance - Using AI to Boost Efficiency

Artificial intelligence isn’t just for tech companies—it’s a powerful tool for local governments looking to streamline processes, improve accuracy, and free up staff time. This practical course introduces finance professionals to real-world ways AI can support and enhance everyday tasks in government settings.

From summarizing financial statements and complex legislation to drafting policies, reviewing documents, and building checklists, each module focuses on a specific use case where AI can make your work smarter and faster. With demonstrations and examples tailored to finance, this course will help you confidently integrate AI into your workflows—without needing to be a tech expert.

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify trends in financial statements using AI-powered analysis

• Automatically generate meeting minutes and action items

• Summarize and interpret new accounting standards with clarity

• Search and decode legislation relevant to your work

• Get help with Excel formulas and spreadsheet troubleshooting

• Review and improve the tone, grammar, and structure of reports

• Extract key insights from long documents and technical material

• Draft policies that are clear, compliant, and professional

• Brainstorm budget options and funding strategies

• Create customized checklists for repeatable finance tasks

This course is ideal for financial officers, analysts, and administrators ready to explore practical AI tools that increase efficiency while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and professional standards.