Korea Listed Companies Association holds internal accounting workshop to explore AI-era practices

The Korea Listed Companies Association held the 2026 Listed Companies Internal Accounting Officers Workshop at Gonjiam Resort in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, from Tuesday through Wednesday, drawing more than 100 internal accounting practitioners from KOSPI-listed companies.

The two-day event was organized to share the latest issues and practical challenges related to the internal accounting management system and to strengthen exchanges among member company representatives.

The internal accounting management system is a regime introduced in 2001 that requires companies to self-assess and report on their own operational practices, with the aim of improving the reliability of financial information and contributing to the soundness of capital markets.

Discussions at the workshop centered on "internal control measures suited to the AI era" — a topic that has emerged as a key issue in the accounting field — with a focus on how AI technology can be applied to internal controls and how financial information can be used more effectively.

The workshop also featured an exchange session in which internal accounting officers shared their companies' know-how in building and operating internal accounting management systems, as well as strategies for responding to changes in the regulatory environment.

Kang Gyeong-jin, head of the association's Policy Division 2, said companies must update how they operate their internal accounting management systems to harness AI for greater efficiency in accounting work while ensuring the reliability of financial information, as the accounting environment is changing rapidly with the adoption of AI and other technologies.

The association earlier held its "2026 Member Company Roundtable" series, aimed at deepening KOSPI-listed company practitioners' understanding of amendments to the Commercial Act and disclosure requirements, and at strengthening communication. The series runs for a total of nine sessions. After meeting with member companies four times in Seoul through July, the association began holding regional roundtables in September in Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Bundang (Pangyo) and Incheon.