Accounting is experiencing a seismic shift, as artificial intelligence-based software takes over repetitive tasks including transactional processing and audit testing. A quick internet scan will turn up hundreds of current articles admonishing accountants and bookkeepers to modernize their practices or be left behind. The collateral, of course, is the profound advantage to enterprises, including those in arts and culture, of embracing this revolution to re-strategize their deployment of scarce administrative resources
To what extent are Canadian arts organizations taking advantage of these innovations by adopting AI-based apps? How can college and university programs keep pace, preparing students to provide effective leadership in a rapidly evolving tech environment, and to instigate and manage transformative change in workplace financial management practices?
Combining its specialized accounting practice with its depth of teaching expertise, the Young Associates team is uniquely positioned both to address these research questions and to develop and implement best practices.
