# Microsoft Builds Finance Copilot Skills

> Microsoft adds finance-specific tools to Copilot for accounting, capital markets and corporate finance.
- Title: Microsoft Builds Finance Copilot Skills · Cloud Wars
- Summary: Microsoft adds finance-specific tools to Copilot for accounting, capital markets and corporate finance.
- Keywords: microsoft, copilot, accounting, capital markets, corporate finance, excel, cowork, work iq, dynamics 365, fabric iq, intuit quickbooks, Cloud Wars
- Source: Cloud Wars — https://cloudwars.com/ai/microsoft-is-building-copilot-for-finance-with-new-skills-and-industry-specific-plugins
- Author: Kieron Allen
- Published: 2026-11-06T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: microsoft, copilot, finance, accounting, capital markets, corporate finance, excel, cowork, work iq, dynamics 365, fabric iq, intuit quickbooks
## Microsoft's Copilot Shift
Microsoft is building Copilot specifically for finance with new skills and industry-specific plugins.
## 25+ Finance Skills Launched
Microsoft announced over 25 new finance skills and partner-developed plugins across Copilot for accounting, capital markets and more.
## Copilot for Finance
Finance professionals can now work directly in Copilot instead of starting in Excel.
## Brian Jones on Copilot
Brian Jones, CVP of the Excel Product Group at Microsoft, says Copilot embeds Excel directly into the app for analysis and co-authoring.
## New Accounting Capabilities
New accounting features help accountants spend less time on repetitive tasks like reconciling accounts and preparing journal entries.
## Capital Markets Plugin
The Capital Markets plugin allows users to delegate end-to-end workflows like preparing investment cases and testing acquisition theses.
## Key takeaway

Microsoft launched 25+ finance skills and plugins for Copilot to streamline accounting, capital markets and corporate finance workflows.