AI Governance for Accountants Webinar | AIGAS & PPCS
AI Governance for Accountants: Why We’re Running This Webinar
Artificial intelligence has arrived in accounting far faster than most firms realise. Not because firms deliberately rolled out formal AI strategies, but because AI is now quietly embedded into the tools accountants already use every day — from document capture and bookkeeping automation to tax platforms, drafting tools, meeting assistants, and general-purpose AI tools already being used across the profession.
The challenge is that governance has not kept pace. That gap between adoption and control is exactly why we are running this webinar.
Register for the webinar
Join us for The AI Governance Gap in Accounting Firms, a practical online session covering hidden AI risks, AI hygiene, governance controls, oversight, accountability, and a live demonstration of the AIGAS AI Tool Register. The event is listed as an online webinar on Thursday 21 May, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM GMT+1.
Relevant links: AIGAS overview · AI Governance for Accounting Firms · AIGAS launch announcement
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Why we’re running this webinar
At recent accounting events where we spoke about AI governance, over 90% of attendees told us they were already using AI within their practice. Yet fewer than 20% said they had any form of AI policy or governance framework in place.
Even more interestingly, almost everyone still felt confident AI was being used responsibly within their firm. That gap — between adoption and governance — is exactly why we are running this webinar.
The core issue: AI adoption is already happening across accounting firms, but governance, visibility, and documented oversight are often lagging behind.
AI usage is often invisible
One of the biggest issues we see within accounting firms is what we call “invisible AI”. Partners and leadership teams may not fully realise what AI tools staff are using, what client data may be entering AI systems, which AI features already exist within current accounting platforms, whether outputs are being reviewed properly, or whether any governance or accountability exists at all.
In many firms, AI usage is currently informal, undocumented, and unmanaged. That creates risks around confidentiality, data protection, compliance, accuracy, professional judgement, and reputational exposure.
- •What AI tools staff are already using
- •What client data may be entering AI systems
- •Which AI features already exist within accounting software
- •Whether AI outputs are being reviewed properly
- •Whether governance or accountability exists at all
This webinar is about practical governance
This is not a fear-based session, and it is not about stopping firms from using AI. In reality, AI is already becoming part of modern accounting operations. The firms that succeed will be the ones that introduce sensible governance alongside adoption.
During the webinar, we’ll cover the hidden AI risks accounting firms are overlooking, the concept of AI hygiene within professional services, the practical governance controls firms should already have in place, staff usage, oversight and accountability, AI policies and documentation, and risk visibility and governance maturity.
Demonstrating the free AIGAS AI Tool Register
As part of the session, we’ll also demonstrate the free AIGAS AI Tool Register. The register helps firms catalogue AI tools being used across the practice, understand where risks may exist, track governance controls, improve visibility and accountability, and begin building a practical AI governance foundation.
For many firms, simply understanding what AI is already in use is the first major governance step. That is one of the core principles behind AIGAS — starting with visibility and building governance from there.
The practical takeaway: before firms can govern AI properly, they need a clearer picture of what is already being used across the organisation.
Why this matters now
Regulators, insurers, clients and firms themselves are all beginning to ask more questions about AI usage. The accounting profession has always operated on trust, control, professional judgement and accountability. AI does not remove those responsibilities — if anything, it increases the importance of them.
Our goal with this webinar is simple: to help accounting firms adopt AI safely, responsibly and with confidence. If your firm is already using AI, this conversation matters.
Who should attend
- Accounting firm partners
- Practice managers
- Compliance and risk leads
- IT managers
- Operations teams
- Anyone responsible for data, governance, or AI adoption within a practice
No technical expertise is required. The session is designed to be practical, accessible, and relevant to how accounting firms are actually working today.
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Join the AI Governance webinar for accounting firms
Join us for a practical session on AI governance for accounting firms, including a live demonstration of the AIGAS AI Tool Register and the core principles behind AIGAS.
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