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What the 2026 AI Outlook Means for CFOs and Controllers

by Controllers Council | Jan 15, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Our partner community, the AI Leaders Council, recently released the 2026 Corporate AI Outlook Study, examining how organizations across North America are adopting and scaling artificial intelligence. While the study spans multiple executive roles, the findings carry...
AI Adoption Accelerates Among U.S. Businesses. What Controllers and CFOs Should Consider?

AI Adoption Accelerates Among U.S. Businesses. What Controllers and CFOs Should Consider?

by Controllers Council | Dec 16, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A recent nationwide survey from the National Federation of Independent Business reports that nearly one third of small businesses in the United States now use AI tools to manage customer inquiries, appointment scheduling, and administrative tasks. Adoption has...
Meet the CFO’s New Writing Partner: AI

Meet the CFO’s New Writing Partner: AI

by Controllers Council | Nov 20, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial Reporting

Generative AI is making its way into financial reporting, changing the way finance leaders manage narrative and data-driven communications. Companies are now using AI to draft portions of reports that were once strictly handled by humans, from commentary to initial...
CFO Oversight in AI Procurement: Ensuring ROI on Emerging Tech

CFO Oversight in AI Procurement: Ensuring ROI on Emerging Tech

by Controllers Council | Nov 4, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Procurement

Artificial intelligence is transforming the corporate landscape faster than any technology in recent memory. Finance departments are leaning into the change by investing in predictive forecasting tools and software that automates reconciliations.  However, this...
What is Conversational AP? Everything Finance Leaders Need to Know

What is Conversational AP? Everything Finance Leaders Need to Know

by Ottimate | Sep 25, 2025 | Accounts Payable, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

By now, you’ve probably chatted with a support bot at least a time or two. Maybe you asked Alexa about the weather before heading out the door or used voice-to-text to send a quick message to a friend. That’s conversational AI in action, and it’s quickly moving beyond...
Cyber Resilience in the Era of AI-Driven Fraud

Cyber Resilience in the Era of AI-Driven Fraud

by Controllers Council | Sep 23, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence has transformed the financial landscape in remarkable ways. It facilitates lightning-fast predictive analysis of huge quantities of data and allows professionals to automate redundant processes to control for human error.  Unfortunately,...
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