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
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
AI didn’t arrive in finance as a project. It showed up incrementally, inside the tools you already use and the workflows you assume haven’t changed. And what started as incremental improvements has quietly reshaped how financial work gets done. Each of these changes feels small in isolation. Together, they have already changed how financial work gets done. The shift is structural, even if it’s hard to … Read more
Finance is entering a period of rapid change. According to new Gartner® research, the technology environment finance teams will operate in by 2030 will look fundamentally different from today. Conversational interfaces, AI-powered models, and intelligent agents are reshaping how finance work gets done and shifting where finance delivers its greatest value. The message for CFOs is clear: this transformation is already underway, … Read more
(As featured in CFO Tech Outlook) Profit variability has become one of the most persistent challenges facing CFOs. As enterprises move faster and financial complexity increases, small breakdowns in visibility can quietly compound into material performance risk. In a recent featured article for CFO Tech Outlook, we examined how leading finance teams are responding to … Read more
AI adoption in finance is no longer a matter of if; it’s a matter of when and how fast. According to our latest MindBridge CFO AI Adoption Survey, a full 80% of finance teams have already moved beyond research and are actively using AI to improve operations, identify risk, and drive better decision-making. This shift … Read more
This article was originally written by Michael Rasmussen, GRC Analyst & Pundit at GRC 20/20 Research, and has been republished with permission. View the original post on LinkedIn. “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in … Read more
