How CFOs Can Leverage Autonomous Finance for Growth

🔄 Why Finance Transformation Is a Game-Changer for Modern Finance Operations 🔍 In 2025, finance transformation is no longer a buzzword—it's a strategic imperative. As organizations face rising complexity, talent shortages, and the need for real-time insights, transforming finance operations is the key to staying competitive and resilient. Here’s why it matters more than ever: 📊 The Numbers Speak for Themselves: • 98% of CFOs have invested in some form of digitization or automation  • Financial automation can reduce reporting errors by up to 90% and speed up processes 85x faster  • 58% of finance organizations adopted AI in 2024, up from 37% the year before  • Businesses typically achieve ROI within 6–12 months of implementing automation. 🚀 Key Benefits of Finance Transformation: • Efficiency & Accuracy: Automation reduces manual errors and accelerates close cycles. • Real-Time Insights: Advanced analytics and AI enable smarter, faster decision-making. • Strategic Focus: Finance teams shift from transactional tasks to value-adding activities like forecasting and business partnering. • Agility & Resilience: Cloud-based ERPs and AI tools help finance adapt to market volatility and scale operations. • Talent Empowerment: Automation frees up time for finance professionals to focus on innovation and leadership. 💡 The Future of Finance is about more than just technology—it’s about reimagining roles, processes, and value delivery. Those who embrace transformation today will lead tomorrow. Let’s build finance functions that are fit for the future. 💼✨ #FinanceTransformation #DigitalFinance #FutureOfFinance #FinanceLeadership #R2R #FinanceOperations #AIinFinance #Automation #FinanceStrategy

𝟭𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀. That's the average amount of time our customers save every month by automating their financial reporting and data consolidation. What could your finance team do with an extra 15 hours each month? Deep-dive analysis on product line profitability? Model new pricing strategy scenarios? Partner with department heads on budget optimization? Actually, take a peaceful lunch break? Time is your most finite resource. Stop spending it on manual, repetitive tasks. Start investing it in strategy. What would you do with the time back? #Productivity #Finance #Automation #FP&A #CFO #TeamLeadership #AccrueFlow

𝟭𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀. That's the average amount of time our customers save every month by automating their financial reporting and data consolidation. What could your finance team do with an extra 15 hours each month? Deep-dive analysis on product line profitability? Model new pricing strategy scenarios? Partner with department heads on budget optimization? Actually, take a peaceful lunch break? Time is your most finite resource. Stop spending it on manual, repetitive tasks. Start investing it in strategy. What would you do with the time back? #Productivity #Finance #Automation #FP&A #CFO #TeamLeadership #AccrueFlow

Valuable insights from Nathan Hirsch on how to prepare for the future of finance. 💡 Future-proofing your finances means automating manual tasks so you can focus on strategic growth through tools like automation and AI. It’s time to work smarter, not harder.

📊 Finance Insight of the Day Did you know? In many organizations, almost 70% of the finance team’s time is spent on transaction processing and reconciliations — leaving less than 30% for analysis, forecasting, and decision support. That imbalance is why automation and digital finance tools are no longer a luxury — they’re a necessity. When routine tasks are streamlined, accountants can focus on the work that really drives business value: insights, strategy, and decision-making.

Five Shifts Happening in Finance in 2025-26. I'm currently writing an e-book on the future outlook for finance teams. I believe a lot of changes to current roles are happening as a result of rapid technological advancement within xP&A power by AI etc. Here are five transitions reshaping the role of finance professionals: ▶ From Operation to Automation Automation and AI are replacing repetitive tasks like reconciliations and payment matching. Finance is moving toward “lights-out operations,” allowing professionals to focus on exceptions and insights, not transactions. ▶ From Analysis to Advice CFOs are stepping up as strategic advisors, helping CEOs allocate resources and weigh risk trade-offs. Across all levels, finance is evolving from reporting what happened to advising on what to do next. ▶ From Siloed to Integrated Planning With xP&A and IBP, finance is becoming the orchestrator of cross-functional alignment, integrating insights across sales, operations, HR, and supply chain. This demands both business acumen and people skills. ▶ From One to Triple Bottom Line Regulations like CSRD are pushing finance to own ESG data and reporting. CFOs are now guardians of performance across profit, people, and planet. ▶ From Reviewer to Change Agent Finance is often the first mover in enterprise transformation. By modernizing their own processes, CFOs gain credibility to lead broader organizational change. These changes are backed by a lot of research, and everyone can expect to be affected. How are you preparing your finance team to thrive in this new environment? __ 👨💼 I'm a partner at Business Partnering Institute. 🤝 We provide CFO Services, consulting and interim. 📘 Get my new book: Communicating Financials to Executives 🔔 To see more of my content, follow my profile #Finance #FinanceBusinessPartner #CFO #FPandA #ChangingRoles

Gartner identifies 8 forces that will reshape corporate finance through 2030 In the coming five years, eight forces will cause the finance function to undergo significant transformation, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. “These forces will reshape finance through 2030, and CFOs need to rethink how to organize and operate their finance organization,” said Brian Stickles, Senior Principal, Research in the Gartner Finance practice. “CFOs must internalize these forces in order to make complex decisions about the future of the finance function.” These forces span technological, organizational and regulatory categories, and every CFO will need to ensure their plans for finance account for, and respond to, these eight forces Source: Gartner (June 2025) 1) AI Workforce: AI agents will handle tasks autonomously, altering finance processes, vendor relationships, talent needs, and organizational structures. AI will automate many tasks, requiring finance professionals to adapt to new roles as co-workers and coordinators of AI agents. “Gartner predicts that a third of enterprise applications will have embedded agentic AI by 2030, making 15% of day-to-day work decisions autonomously,” said Stickles.   2) Machine Decision Making: AI will dominate routine and complex decision-making, enhancing speed and quality. Finance staff will oversee AI systems, necessitating a shift towards probabilistic thinking and less time spent on the kind of activities currently performed by entry-level roles. “As soon as 2028, Gartner is predicting 70% of finance functions will be using AI analysis with connected device data for real-time decision making on operational costs and cash flow management,” said Stickles. Link in the comment 👇 #Finance #Business #Technology

The Finance Controller – The Backbone of Every Organization: 📌 Series 5/10 – Driving Operational Excellence 💡 “Finance isn’t just about counting money — it’s about making every rupee count.” The Finance Controller constantly looks for ways to optimize processes. How they do it: Automating repetitive finance tasks Streamlining month-end & year-end closing Eliminating waste in financial processes Using data analytics to improve efficiency This is how companies do more with less — and do it faster. #OperationalExcellence #FinanceTransformation #Efficiency #FinanceController

🔹 Processes: Make or Break Your Finance Function 🔹 In Finance Target Operating Models, processes are often the silent factor that decides whether finance simply “keeps the lights on” or actively drives business value. Here are a few facts worth noting: 🕒 On average, employees spend 20–30% of their time just searching for information in broken processes. 📊 Standardizing processes can reduce operational costs by up to 30%. 🔄 Around 80% of process issues are not caused by technology—but by unclear responsibilities, poor handovers, and a lack of process transparency. 🚀 A well-designed process can accelerate decision-making by 2–3x, simply by removing bottlenecks. 🔍 Most companies realize their processes are broken only when something goes wrong—like a late close, compliance issue, or failed audit. Strong processes don’t just support the business—they define its capacity to scale and grow. #FinanceTransformation #TargetOperatingModel #ProcessExcellence #FinanceLeadership #BusinessImpact

Most finance roles stop at reporting. The real impact begins when finance shapes the playbook for growth. Too often, finance is seen as the team that closes the books while operations, sales, and marketing run ahead with partial data. The result? Misaligned priorities, stalled growth, and constant firefighting. The solution is shifting finance from “scorekeeper” to “strategic partner.” That means connecting financial KPIs directly to operational goals, building forward-looking dashboards, and turning budgets into alignment tools, not restrictions. When finance enables this level of visibility, the numbers stop being static reports. They become a shared language for growth. Finance isn’t about saying “no.” It’s about giving every team the clarity to say “yes” with confidence. How do you see finance’s role evolving inside growing companies?