AI-Powered Accountant #3 repeat

Hosted by Lance Rubin and Andrew Siah

In this video

What you'll learn

Understand the HACK framework

Hygiene, Automation, Capability, and Knowledge with the six pillars map to the skills every finance professional needs.

Solid foundations

Learn how to assess AI & automation tools critically, so you can build on solid data foundations and processes

Develop soft skills with strong technical knowledge

Walk away with a practical mindset shift: combining Excel fluency, AI concepts, and human skills like storytelling.

Why this topic matters

AI is reshaping accounting, but most professionals jump to tools before mastering the foundations. This session introduces the HACK framework — a practical roadmap covering Excel fluency, process and data, tech assessment, AI concepts, growth mindset, and human skills. Whether you lead a team or are building your career, these six pillars are what separate future-ready accountants from the rest.

You'll learn from

Lance Rubin

CEO & Founder Model Citizn

Lance Rubin is the founder of Model Citizn, a financial modelling, analytics and automation consultancy based in Melbourne. With 20+ years of corporate experience across professional services and banking, he co-authored the CA ANZ study guide on Financial Modelling, has judged the world’s first Financial Modelling Innovation Awards, and is a certified trainer for the Financial Modeling Institute. Lance speaks internationally at events including the Global Power BI Summit and runs the Future of Finance Lab, a hands-on community for finance professionals exploring modern Excel, Power BI, and AI.

Andrew Siah

CEO, Co-Founder of TabAI

AI Researcher (NeurIPS, ICLR), Ex-HFT Quant, Physics @ Columbia.

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