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Before you buy another AI tool, ask what happens to your people.
Finance and procurement leaders are being presented with an extraordinary number of AI solutions. Every demonstration promises something, faster processing, lower costs, fewer manual tasks, greater accuracy, more automation.
23 October 2026 · 1 min readThe most dangerous AI output, might be the one that looks right.
One of the greatest risks in AI-enabled finance isn't necessarily an obviously incorrect answer in my opinion, It's a convincing one. A beautifully structured financial analysis, a confident explanation of an unusual variance, a supplier assessment that appears comprehensive or even a forecast supported by charts, assumptions and persuasive commentary.
22 October 2026 · 1 min readIf Ai saves your team 10 hours per week, who get's those hours back?
If Ai saves your team 10 hours per week, who get's those hours back? Let's think about it, your finance team adopts AI, reporting becomes faster, invoice processing requires less intervention, reconciliations become increasingly automated and suddenly, work that took 40 hours takes 30. Now that's a productivity improvement!
19 October 2026 · 1 min readAi made the recommendation, but who own's the consequences?
Ai made the recommendation, but who own's the consequences? Let's imagine this, your organisation uses AI to assess supplier risk, the system recommends terminating a long-standing supplier relationship. What if this fails?
15 October 2026 · 1 min readShould employees be told when an AI Investment is expected to remove jobs?
Here is a thought provoking board room debate for you. Should employees be told when an AI Investment is expected to remove jobs? Board's routinely approve technology investments based partly on future headcount savings.
14 October 2026 · 1 min readBeing optimistic, AI could make human expertise more valuable, not less.
Being optimistic, AI could make human expertise more valuable, not less. PwC identifies a two-track market, roles it describes as being “professionalised” by AI, where technology amplifies expert capability, which are growing twice as fast as roles where AI makes specialist capability easier to replicate, with 42% faster wage growth since 2021.
14 October 2026 · 1 min readLet's get something straight, we should not have to choose between Progress or People!
Let's get something straight, we should not have to choose between Progress or People! Over the last few weeks we have been talking about a whole host of aspects surrounding Finance, Accounting and Procurement, including jobs, skills, productivity, trust, junior careers, leadership, accountability and AI.
14 October 2026 · 1 min readHow Human-Led is your AI Strategy?
It is something most don't consider, but understanding even at high level, how Human Led your AI strategy is, generally is good practice for all.
5 October 2026 · 1 min readThe psychological contract is thought provoking, for decades the employment bargain was relatively understandable.
Give an organisation your skills, time and commitment and in return you receive salary, development, experience, progression and in most cases a form of security.
2 October 2026 · 1 min readAI Skills, Fear vs Capability
AI Skills, Fear vs Capability It is a question that resonates through all industries, is there a skills gap, will there be a skills gap?
1 October 2026 · 1 min readYour AI Strategy Needs A People Strategy
Technology transformation without workforce transformation is only half a strategy. Something everyone may relate to that is being repeated in boardrooms around the world, which is: “What's our AI strategy?”
30 September 2026 · 1 min readWho trains tomorrow's CFO?
Think about how many senior finance leaders learned their professions, reconciliations, invoices, month-end, variance analysis, management accounts, budgeting, review. Lots of it wasn't glamorous.
30 September 2026 · 1 min readWho should benefit from the AI productivity dividend?
If AI enables a finance team to produce the same output in four days instead of five, something valuable has been created, A productivity dividend. Who should benefit
30 September 2026 · 1 min read