Finance Transformation

The close, the ledger and the controls, which is where automation meets something that has to reconcile.

5 pieces

• AI Made Every Part of the Month-End Close Faster. The Close Didn't.

  The first wave of AI made every task faster. The next will have to own the process, not just help with it.

  AUG 12, 2026

• Two Kinds of AI. Only One Belongs on Your Ledger.

  Is it safe to automate your close with AI? Only if it follows rules instead of guessing.

  JUL 30, 2026

• 300 Approved. 34 Running.

  The most useful thing any executive said about AI this year came from a bank CEO telling shareholders his AI program would not lift margins.

  JUL 16, 2026

• You Are Deploying AI Faster Than You Can Prove What It Did

  Companies describe agentic AI as a capability in their marketing and as an exposure in their SEC filings. The filings are the more informative document.

  JUL 9, 2026

• $25 Million. One Real Person on the Call.

  A finance worker checked the request, joined a video conference, recognized his colleagues and approved the transfers. The colleagues were generated.

  JUN 18, 2026