Complimentary

June 5, 2026


In-Person

NYCPA Offices - New York - 517
200 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10016


NYCPA Hack-a-thon

June 5, 2026
In-Person

Learning Objectives

  • ## Why This Matters Accounting and finance workflows are full of inefficiencies and manual processes. This is your opportunity to collaborate with peers, experiment with AI, and build something meaningful?all in one day. ## What to Bring
  • Laptop and charger
  • Any tools or platforms you prefer to build with REGISTER NOW

Major Topics

  • ## What You?ll Do Participants will:
  • Review real-world accounting and finance workflow challenges
  • Form teams on-site (or come with your own)
  • Build a lightweight prototype, workflow, or demo using AI tools
  • Present solutions during short demo sessions
  • *Outputs may include:*
  • *
  • Workflow prototypes
  • Prompt systems
  • AI agent flows
  • Clickable mocks or demos
  • The focus is on usefulness and practical application?not perfect software.*
  • ## Morning Workshops Kick off the day with two short, concurrent workshops designed to help all participants get oriented and ready to build?whether you?re technical or not. ## Agenda (Subject to Change)
  • *9:00 AM*
  • ? Doors open + coffee/networking
  • *10:00 ? 10:10 AM*
  • ? Welcome + overview
  • *10:10 ? 10:30 AM*
  • ? Team formation + prompt preview
  • *10:30 ? 11:10 AM*
  • ? Concurrent workshops
  • *11:10 ? 11:20 AM*
  • ? Break + transition
  • *11:20 ? 11:40 AM*
  • ? Team planning + challenge selection
  • *11:40 AM ? 1:30 PM*
  • ? Build sprint
  • *1:30 ? 2:15 PM*
  • ? Working lunch + build continues
  • *2:15 ? 2:35 PM*
  • ? Demo prep
  • *2:35 ? 2:55 PM*
  • ? Demos + judging
  • *2:55 ? 3:45 PM*
  • ? Winners + networking ## Example Challenge Areas Prompts will be shared in advance. Examples include:
  • Accelerating month-end close and exception handling
  • Reducing client back-and-forth and missing documents
  • Extracting structured data from PDFs and messy exports
  • Streamlining reconciliations and workpapers
  • Tax organizer automation and data intake
  • Audit support workflows and evidence mapping
  • Building human-in-the-loop AI workflows with audit trails
  • Improving compliance processes without sacrificing accuracy
  • Using AI tools (e.g., Claude in Excel) to analyze data, categorize items, and generate client-ready insights ## Teams
  • Teams will be formed on-site (or bring your own)
  • Balanced teams across accounting and technical skill sets
  • Open to all experience levels

NYCPA Offices - New York - 517

200 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10016

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Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Intended Audience

  • CPAs, accountants, controllers, and finance professionals
  • Accounting students and early-career professionals
  • Engineers, AI builders, data professionals, and product managers
  • Career switchers and anyone curious about AI in accounting
  • *No CPA required. No coding or advanced AI experience required.**

Provider

New York State Society of CPAs

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