Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is under pressure to do more, faster, more frequently, and with greater accuracy than ever before. To alleviate the time and resource constraints in FP&A CFOs are adopting autonomous finance, signaling an ongoing shift from reactive, static reporting to a more adaptive, insight-driven FP&A. We have entered an age in finance that AI is going autonomouns.
Buyer competition turns a business sale into a market. And markets, unlike individual buyers, rarely underpay. Creating competition for your business isn’t just about securing the best price and terms, it’s about actually closing a deal. Buying a company is expensive and risky, and deals often fall apart before they close. But a buyer who has successfully navigated a competitive sale process is far more likely to follow through on their offer and close the deal they agreed to. The most effective way to create buyer competition is through an auction process.
Refined AI News for CFOs
AI is moving quickly from standalone tools into a more connected layer of everyday work. OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, and SpaceXAI are improving speed, memory, browser integration, and model economics, while new transparency requirements are making AI governance more important. At the same time, PwC’s found that AI skills are rapidly becoming a premium capability in financial services, with direct implications for hiring, workforce structure, and the future of entry-level finance roles.
In the article, Process Mapping - A Great Technique to Streamline Admin Operations, we praise the benefits of Process Mapping as a tool to streamline financial operations. We compared processes to engines; if they are cared for properly they operate at a high level; if they aren’t performance degrades and, eventually, they quit working.
Walter Isaacson articulated how the concept of ‘bending reality’ helped Steve Jobs push for breakthrough innovations at Apple. This approach is also sometimes covered through the concept of stretch goals.
