In today’s highly digital-first and competitive landscape, most organizations have already developed their digital and business transformation 5-year strategy plans and are currently rolling out the programs they developed quite some time ago. And of course, they are knee-deep in steering the digital and business transformation initiatives they developed years ago, fine tuning them along the way based upon the reality of current day external and internal variables. Hear how leaders envision their current finance automation programs, what problems they were trying to solve, and the business value they intended to reap, now and into the next 5+ years. By better understanding their vision and objectives, you can in turn align your finance automation strategy, implementation, and budgets accordingly.

Topics of discussion will include, yet will not be limited to:

• What are your core objectives with respect to utilizing intelligent automation and generative AI within finance?
• What areas of finance operations should we apply our digital transformation efforts and budgets towards?
• Are there any very specific areas of finance we should focus our automation and digital transformation efforts towards?
• What type of finance automation and generative technologies have you already heavily invested in - and will continue to do so on a short and long-term basis?

Most organizations are in full throttle mode of planning or implementing a wide array of automation and generative AI initiatives, across the enterprise as well as within their finance operations. With respect to finance automation and transformation, the programs are being driven and managed by finance, technology, the CoE, and various other support functional areas of the business. With so many players in the sandbox, it’s no surprise that silo dynamics are the biggest pain point when introducing, and/or expanding upon finance automation programs. 

In this session, topics of discussion will include, yet will not be limited to:

• Effective methods to ensure cross-functional buy in, project prioritization, and resource allocation
• Defining roles, responsibilities, and expectations for finance, technology, operations, the CoE, and other support functional areas to work together effectively
• Methods to foster cross-functional team communication and collaboration, promoting transparency, trust, and project alignment across diverse teams
• Technology platforms that provide a comprehensive view of automation projects, enabling teams to identify opportunities for cohesive collaboration and streamline workflows