Accelerating AI in Finance and Accounting
Finance Next empowers CFOs and finance teams with realistic AI strategies and solutions that avoid common pitfalls without the complexity of big consulting teams.
Our proven approach combines decades of finance and accounting experience with deep AI knowledge to create custom roadmaps, design practical use cases, establish governance frameworks, and upskill your teams.
Our approach respects the unique circumstances of your business and ensures you achieve measurable value quickly while simultaneously building the foundation for long-term, self-sufficient AI success.
Connect with Finance Next today to transform your finance function with realistic AI strategies that actually work.
Services for CFOs and Finance Teams
AI Strategy &
Roadmap
CFOs face mounting pressure to deliver AI value across finance operations. Success stories in the media and vendor promises imply that AI solutions are simple, yet implementation details and relevant use cases remain elusive. Without real examples, finding a starting point is impossible.
Solution:
We create actionable roadmaps that deliver value in the short-term while establishing the foundational elements for long-term and self-sufficient success.
AI Use Cases
in Finance
CFOs assume AI value comes from purchasing software solutions, but off-the-shelf products rarely address their unique processes and requirements. Generic implementations fail to deliver, leaving finance teams frustrated and executives questioning AI investments.
Solution:
We design custom AI use cases by leveraging existing tools, redesigning processes, reorganizing data and building custom AI scripts, agents and models.
AI Governance &
Risk Management
Organizations rush to implement AI without establishing sufficient governance, risking audit findings. Without proper controls or metrics, new AI-driven workflows fail to provide sufficient evidence for audits and may replicate errors at an uncontrollable rate.
Solution:
We develop AI governance frameworks that include auditable controls, metrics, human-in-the-loop processes, and documentation that satisfies auditing requirements while laying the foundation for continuous improvement.
Vendor Evaluation
& Selection
The rapidly evolving finance technology landscape means legacy vendors may no longer offer the best solutions, yet newer AI-driven players have short track records to scrutinize. Finding a balance between using existing platforms with the need for new tools is difficult without knowing what features to look for. Waiting for established platforms to catch up can leave teams behind but over investing in new tools can waste time and money.
Solution:
We identify and maximize existing AI features in your current software, then evaluate and select proven platforms only where genuine gaps exist, ensuring you get maximum value from every AI investment.
Finance Skills &
Change Management
Finance professionals face immediate pressure from AI. On one hand, they resist AI for fear that it will displace them, but on the other hand, they fear that ignoring AI will render their legacy capabilities irrelevant in the future. Without a structured development program, finance organizations face retention risks from motivated AI-forward talent and implementation barriers from employees that don't understand where they add value.
Solution:
We design training programs that up-skill existing teams with AI capabilities at all levels of the organization. We help to restructure roles to focus on higher-value analysis and ensure that all employees are AI-empowered rather than AI-displaced.
Data Quality &
Process Design
Finance teams have a unique perspective on the quality of organizational data which often forces teams launch data cleansing efforts before starting with AI. Unfortunately, data will never be perfect, so starting with a data strategy guarantees that AI efforts never start. Failing to begin making AI progress due to data quality fears ensures that teams will lag behind even the slowest of AI adopters.
Solution:
Data problems are rooted in processes. Cleaning data is a short-term fix that is never done. We show teams how to use AI to automate the processes that ensure reliable data. Focusing on using AI to automate processes is the first step to data integrity.
Finance and AI Expertise Combined
Whether starting or already moving forward with AI, Finance Next moves finance teams forward by implementing proven strategies and avoiding common mistakes. Finance Next brings experiences from hundreds of AI initiatives to empower CFOs with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their own AI-forward finance operations.
100 % Finance and Accounting
Finance Next is dedicated to finance and accounting. Using AI requires a deep understanding of the processes and responsibilities of finance teams. Finance Next brings decades of dedicated finance experience together with extensive and detailed AI knowledge and experience.
Simple Engagements
The Finance Next mission is to teach finance and accounting leaders how AI plays a role in a modern finance function. Our goal is that clients become self-sufficient in AI as quickly as possible. AI doesn't need to be hard, finance leaders only need help getting started.
Designed for Your Business
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to AI. Many successful strategies exist, but mistakes are easy to make. AI is different and requires a different approach. Finance Next blends the realistic benefits of AI with your specific business circumstances to build a tailored plan that works for you while avoiding common mistakes.
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Whether you're looking to optimize business processes or drive strategic AI initiatives, we're here to empower your journey towards sustainable growth and innovation.