The Future of Accounting Is Strategic: AI as a Force Multiplier

Summary

Accounting’s at a breaking point. With hundreds of thousands of professionals leaving the field, declining enrollment, and rising retirements, the talent gap is widening – fast. Meanwhile, CFOs face mounting pressure for faster closes, stricter compliance, and real-time insights, but most teams are stuck with fragmented systems and manual work. This ebook outlines how finance leaders can use AI-driven automation not just to keep up, but to fully reimagine the finance function.

Key findings

• The talent crisis is real – 300,000 U.S. accountants have already left the profession, and the amount of unfilled CPA roles keeps growing.
• AI is a force multiplier – Automation helps smaller teams boost their accuracy, speed, and insight.
• Compliance can be an advantage – Embedded AI controls cut audit costs, risk, and last-minute surprises.
• Finance roles are evolving – They’re shifting from transaction processing to a focus on strategic analysis and storytelling.

What you'll learn

• How to bring together siloed systems and cut out data fragmentation
• Where to deploy AI for maximum efficiency gains and talent augmentation
• How to accelerate and standardize the close process with automation
• Ways to transform compliance from a burden into a value driver
• How finance talent can shift to higher-value advisory work
• Practical next steps CFOs can take to audit systems, implement AI, and push for change