Most finance teams don’t notice the problem at first. It doesn’t show up as a system failure or a missed close. It shows up as something subtler: more transactions, more automation, more moving parts, and just a little less clarity than there used to be. At first, it feels like progress. Then it starts to feel like risk. The moment complexity … Read more
Insights from a live expert session with Mark D. McDonald, former Gartner research leader on AI in finance AI agents are no longer theoretical. Finance teams are already using them to retrieve data, trigger actions, and support decisions that were previously handled by people. What started as experimentation is quickly becoming embedded in day-to-day workflows. … Read more
AI in finance operations is not only changing how work gets done. It is redefining what “financial work” actually is. The changes taking place across finance today are often described in terms of automation and efficiency. But that framing misses what is actually happening. This is not simply a faster version of existing processes. It is the … Read more
Busy season made one thing clear: The pressure teams are feeling isn’t just coming from volume; it’s coming from what the work now requires. There is more data to understand. More systems to reconcile. More context needed to get comfortable with results. And all of that is happening under timelines that haven’t meaningfully expanded. So the expectation hasn’t changed: deliver the same level of assurance, in the same … Read more
AI in finance operations is not only changing how work gets done. It is changing how quickly decisions are made, how frequently they occur, and how far their impact can reach. That shift introduces a new tension inside the finance function. Execution is accelerating. Oversight, in most organizations, is not. The pace of execution has changed Financial … Read more
Retail finance operates at an extraordinary scale, with millions of transactions flowing each day across point-of-sale systems, e-commerce platforms, payment providers, and supply chain networks. Each transaction generates data that must be reconciled into a single, accurate financial record. This complexity is not new, but it is becoming harder to manage. Recent survey data shows that retail finance teams are experiencing more disruption … Read more
Oil & gas companies depend on accurate data to run complex, capital-intensive operations. Data flows continuously across production systems, regulatory frameworks, and financial platforms, all of which must reconcile into a single, trusted view of performance. For CFOs, that trust is essential, as decisions around capital allocation, reporting, and planning all depend on it. Yet recent survey findings suggest a … Read more
Manufacturers have spent the past decade investing heavily in automation, advanced analytics, and digital operations. Finance teams are now expected to close faster, operate more efficiently, and deliver deeper insight into performance. But for many CFOs, progress is being slowed by a less visible constraint: data issues. Recent survey data underscores how pervasive the issue has become. Among … Read more
Busy season isn’t over, but by now, most teams have a clear sense of where the pressure is and why audit busy season challenges are starting to feel different. It isn’t just in deadlines, but in the work itself. There are moments where things can take longer to reconcile, where understanding can require an extra pass, and where getting comfortable with a result isn’t as immediate … Read more
