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AI-Powered Finance: Forecasting, Planning & Reporting Specialization

Launch Your Ai-Powered Finance Career.

Leverage GenAI tools for financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting with hands-on training.

Arkadi Avanesyan
Manish Gupta
Starweaver

Instructors: Arkadi Avanesyan

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from 299 reviews of courses in this program

Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week

What you'll learn

  • Build AI-powered financial models and automated reporting systems using GenAI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

  • Optimize portfolio allocation and cash flow management through advanced AI-driven analysis and real-time data insights.

  • Create predictive analytics solutions for financial forecasting and risk assessment using cutting-edge AI platforms.

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Specialization - 11 course series

Introduction to Generative AI in Finance

Introduction to Generative AI in Finance

Course 1, 4 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Personalized Service
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: FinTech
Category: Automation
Category: Financial Trading
Category: Financial Regulation
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Financial Regulations
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Fraud detection
Category: AI Integrations
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Generative AI
Category: Financial Services
Mastering Portfolio Analysis

Mastering Portfolio Analysis

Course 2, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the key concepts and principles of portfolio analysis.

  • Evaluate different portfolio management strategies and analyze real-world examples.

  • Develop quantitative skills using modern tools to analyze a portfolio.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Portfolio Risk
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Investments
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Risk Management
Category: Analysis
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Data Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Analyze comprehensive ledger maintenance techniques to ensure accurate financial reporting.

  • Evaluate strategic tax planning methods to minimize liabilities and maximize compliance.

  • Synthesize auditing best practices to enhance financial integrity and compliance.

  • Create a strategic plan integrating ledger maintenance, tax strategies, and auditing practices to optimize financial operations and reporting.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Regulation
Category: Auditing
Category: Accounting
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Tax Compliance
Category: Financial Auditing
Category: Tax Planning
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
GenAI for Financial Data Analysis

GenAI for Financial Data Analysis

Course 4, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply GEN AI techniques to solve specific financial data analysis problems.

  • Implement AI tools and models tailored to various financial use cases.

  • Navigate challenges and optimize AI applications in finance, including using open-source models to build custom AI solutions.

  • Apply best practices to ensure ethical, efficient, and effective AI deployment in financial contexts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Data Analysis
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Data

What you'll learn

  • Create customized IPS using GenAI for portfolio managers to align with client goals and constraints.

  • Develop SAA plans that align asset class risk-return profiles with client goals, using GenAI for portfolio management insights.

  • Utilize GenAI to identify low-correlation assets for effective diversification, minimizing portfolio risk while maximizing returns.

  • Optimize portfolio monitoring and rebalancing with real-time recommendations powered by AI in investment management.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Finance
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Correlation Analysis
Category: Asset Management
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Generative AI
Category: Investment Management
Category: Financial Services
Category: Risk Appetite
Category: Risk Management
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Data Ethics
 GenAI for Automated Financial Reporting

GenAI for Automated Financial Reporting

Course 6, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply key concepts of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) based tools in Automating financial reporting tasks.

  • Apply prompt engineering techniques to effectively communicate with AI models in a financial context.

  • Develop AI-powered tools for financial reporting using advanced Gen AI platforms like OpenAI GPT, Google Gem, and Anthropic Projects.

  • Develop AI-powered tools for financial reporting using advanced Gen AI platforms like OpenAI GPT, Google Gem, and Anthropic Projects.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Anomaly Detection
Category: Gemini
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: LLM Application
Category: Google Gemini
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: AI Integrations
Category: OpenAI
Category: Auditing
Category: Data Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Explore the fundamentals of Generative AI and its applications in financial analysis.

  • Construct predictive models to analyze financial data, market trends and investment opportunities.

  • Utilize GenAI to automate financial reporting.

  • Apply risk assessment and portfolio optimization techniques using GenAI.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Market Trend
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Financial Data
Category: Risk Management
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Market Data
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Generative AI
Category: Automation
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Analysis
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Financial Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Analyze AI in finance and assess its impact on cash flow in AR, AP, and inventory management.

  • Develop a dashboard and use low-code AI tools for AR/AP automation, portfolio, and cash flow forecasting.

  • Formulate risk strategies to tackle AI biases and create scenarios for managing cash flow under uncertainty.

  • Evaluate AI models for compliance with ASC 230 and IFRS 7 in financial reporting.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Forecasting
Category: No-Code Development
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Accounts Receivable
Category: International Financial Reporting Standards
Category: Accounting and Finance Software
Category: Accounts Payable and Receivable
Category: Cash Management
Category: Cash Flow Forecasting
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Generative AI
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Automation
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Risk Management
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Accounts Payable
Category: Financial Forecasting
GenAI for Financial Insights and Analysis with QUILL

GenAI for Financial Insights and Analysis with QUILL

Course 9, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate an understanding of generative AI fundamentals and their applications in financial analysis using QUILL.

  • Implement techniques to extract and analyze key information from financial filings and historical financial data using QUILL's AI capabilities.

  • Evaluate AI-generated insights from earnings calls to support informed decision-making.

  • Design strategies to incorporate QUILL's generative AI features into comprehensive financial analysis workflows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: Data Capture
Category: Analysis
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Financial Data
Category: Financial Statements
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Improving Financial Planning with Oracle EPM

Improving Financial Planning with Oracle EPM

Course 10, 2 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Data
Category: Budgeting
Category: Data Management
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Forecasting
Category: Decision Making
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Accounting and Finance Software
Category: Fiscal Management
GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning

GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning

Course 11, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Implement GEN AI models for financial forecasting to improve accuracy and decision-making.

  • Utilize AI tools for strategic financial planning and scenario analysis.

  • Navigate challenges in deploying GEN AI, including data quality, model biases, and integration issues.

  • Apply best practices for using open-source AI models to build customized financial tools.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Planning
Category: Forecasting
Category: AI Integrations
Category: General Finance
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Generative AI
Category: Data Quality
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Artificial Intelligence

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Instructors

Arkadi Avanesyan
Coursera
8 Courses82,576 learners
Manish Gupta
19 Courses75,315 learners
Starweaver
Coursera
644 Courses1,333,615 learners

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Learner reviews across AI-Powered Finance: Forecasting, Planning & Reporting

avg. across 11 courses

  • 5 stars

    64.53%

  • 4 stars

    18.02%

  • 3 stars

    6.10%

  • 2 stars

    4.36%

  • 1 star

    6.97%

MR
Course: Introduction to Generative AI in Finance

Reviewed on Dec 9, 2025

KT
Course: Financial Reporting: Ledgers, Taxes, Auditing Best Practices

Reviewed on Dec 15, 2024

SP
Course: GenAI for Financial Analysts: Essential Predictive Analytics

Reviewed on Jul 25, 2026

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