Cut days off your month-end close by pairing Microsoft Copilot with the professional skepticism accounting demands. You'll apply Copilot prompts to reconcile transactions across multiple ledger sheets—comparing a cash-receipts ledger to the AR subledger—and automatically surface anomalies such as duplicate entries and missing invoice references, learning to scope population, matching key, and tolerance precisely enough that Copilot reconciles the right thing the first time.

You'll then evaluate Copilot-generated exception lists to confirm anomaly validity and prevent false matches before the reconciliation is finalized, using a four-verdict triage framework and reverse tests that check what the tool cleared rather than only what it flagged. Finally, you'll create standardized, audit-ready reconciliation workpapers that document matching logic, confirmed findings, and exception resolutions—and defend that work in a walkthrough with an external audit senior. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply Copilot prompts to reconcile transactions across multiple ledger sheets and automatically surface anomalies such as duplicates or missing references. - Evaluate Copilot-generated exception lists to confirm anomaly validity and prevent false matches before finalizing the reconciliation. - Create standardized, audit-ready reconciliation workpapers in Copilot that document logic, findings, and exception resolutions for month-end close. Working knowledge of Excel (lookups, filters, pivot tables) and familiarity with core accounting concepts (general ledger, subledgers, journal entries, month-end close). Exposure to reconciliation work—bank, AR, AP, or intercompany—is helpful. Access to Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel is recommended for hands-on practice. No prior Copilot experience required.