Copilot in Excel adds accounting skills
Microsoft says Copilot in Excel can now help reconcile accounts and draft journal entries. Frontier has it; a worldwide rollout is planned for November.
If your bookkeeper already uses Copilot in Excel, Microsoft says new accounting skills can help reconcile accounts and prepare journal entries inside the workbook. For now, Microsoft lists the feature for Frontier only: its post says the feature rolled out to Frontier in October and "rolls out worldwide in November", and its post calls all its dates "tentative and subject to change." Microsoft's post does not say which licence or plan you need.
What do the accounting skills do?
Microsoft's October 2026 Copilot update post says the skills "combine finance reasoning with Excel native capabilities to help accountants reconcile accounts, prepare journal entries, and analyze financial performance for reporting." Copilot works directly in the workbook, "keeping changes visible and reversible so finance professionals can review the results and retain control of final decisions," the post says.
When can you get them?
According to Microsoft's post, the skills rolled out to Frontier in October and roll out worldwide in November. The post gives no exact worldwide date, and Microsoft says the dates in the post are tentative and subject to change.
Which licence do you need?
Microsoft's post does not say which licence or plan is required for the accounting skills.
What this means for your business
Our analysis: if your books live in Excel, these skills could speed up reconciliations and journal-entry drafts, but review every change before you rely on it. Before you plan around them, ask your Microsoft 365 admin or partner which licence they need, since Microsoft's post does not say, and treat November as Microsoft's tentative date. For another bookkeeping tool aimed at small businesses, see our report on QuickBooks AI chasing overdue invoices.
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