Vibe Coding for Accounting & Finance Professionals and Business Managers
21 October 2026
Vibe Coding for Accounting & Finance Professionals and Business Managers

Automate Excel Workflows with AI-Driven VBA. Empower your team to automate, validate, and innovate — without writing a single line of code.

Today’s Accounting Professionals and Business Managers are expected to deliver faster insights with fewer resources— from reconciliations to reporting. Vibe Coding revolutionizes this process by allowing users to describe their automation needs in natural language and generate functional Excel VBA scripts instantly through AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude. Vibe Coding bridges the gap between financial logic and automation, empowering professionals to design, deploy, and validate automations that enhance accuracy and free time for strategic analysis. This skill set is now a cornerstone of the digitally enabled finance and business functions.

Unlike traditional coding, which requires deep knowledge of programming languages like Python, JavaScript, and C++, vibe coding is about creativity, problem-solving, and communicating effectively with AI models.

Vibe coding allows users to:

  • Describe their intent rather than writing code from scratch
  • Guide AI models to generate working software solutions
  • Refine AI-generated outputs instead of manually debugging

By making coding intuitive and accessible, vibe coding will enable anyone — not just software engineers — to build applications, automate workflows, and create custom AI assistants.

This workshop will equip participants with the practical skills to transform intent into automation, building efficiency, accuracy, and career agility.

 

 

Module 1: The Vibe Coding Mindset in Finance and Business

  • Understanding intent-driven automation in accounting and finance
  • Case studies: reconciliations, validation checks, and reporting tasks
  • Translating business logic into AI instruction

Module 2: Prompt Engineering for Financial Logic

  • Crafting clear prompts for Excel VBA automation
  • Iterative dialogue refinement for better AI results
  • Common pitfalls and how to validate generated code

Module 3: Applied Vibe Coding Labs

  • Hands-on creation of automation scripts for reporting and reconciliations
  • Using AI to debug and enhance VBA macros

Module 4: Validation, Governance, and Integration

  • Testing for accuracy and control integrity
  • Documentation, auditability, and security considerations
  • Identifying scalable automation opportunities

Participants will build and test real VBA automations for reporting, data validation, and reconciliation — guided by AI.

Key Benefits / Takeaways

  • Productivity : Reduce repetitive Excel workload by up to 70%
  • Accuracy : Improve financial control and audit reliability
  • Career Growth : Develop AI-assisted automation skills in demand across finance and business roles
  • Independence : Build self-service automation capabilities without coding

This workshop qualifies for 7.0 CPE hours in Information Technology (Category 5).

  • Laptop with Microsoft Excel ( macro-enabled ) 
  • Access to a conversational AI platform (ChatGPT, Claude, or similar)

As part of our commitment towards minimizing carbon footprint and contributing to a healthier planet, we will only be issuing the soft copy of the training materials.

The training materials will be emailed to you 2 days before the workshop. Charging points are available in the training room to charge your digital device.

Date : 21 October 2026 ( Wednesday )

Time : 9am – 5pm

Venue : Hotel venue to be advised

Fee : SGD 490

  • Accounting and Finance Professionals
  • Business Managers
  • Anyone who is interested to pick up vibe coding for interest or practical application in the workplace

Prerequisites

  • Basic familiarity with Microsoft Excel (formulas, simple macros)
  • Understanding of accounting and financial workflows
  • No programming experience required — curiosity and willingness to explore AI tools are key

Dr Lim Thou Tin
Expert Speaker
Dr Lim Thou Tin

Dr Lim Thou Tin is an accomplished business and IT strategist, senior management consultant, certified adult educator, and curriculum developer with over 40 years of combined experience in finance, IT, and professional education.

Dr Lim specializes in enhancing the capabilities of professionals in finance, accounting, and auditing through the strategic application of information technology, automation, and business analytics. His work focuses on bridging financial expertise with emerging AI-driven tools to help organizations modernize their workflows, strengthen analytical capabilities, and achieve operational excellence.

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