The AI in Business Podcast Unlocking Operational Efficiency with AI in Accounting Departments - with Greg Cucino of RoundTable
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May 28, 2025 Greg Cucino, Managing Director at RoundTable Strategy Advisors, is on a mission to redefine the CFO role through AI. He discusses how AI is automating tedious finance tasks, allowing executives to concentrate on strategic planning. Emerging technologies like agentic AI are transforming financial operations and reshaping mergers and acquisitions. Cucino emphasizes the critical balance between human intuition and automated insights, arguing for ethical practices in AI to safeguard nuanced decision-making in finance.
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Persistent Manual Bottlenecks
- Manual data entry and reconciliations remain major pain points in finance departments across all company sizes.
- These tasks are tedious and still require significant human headcount and time investment.
AI Shifts CFO Focus
- AI is reshaping CFO roles by shifting focus from historical data to future-oriented analysis.
- This enables faster financial modeling, fraud detection, and strategic decision-making.
Start AI with Quick Wins
- Focus AI adoption on business areas with fresh digital data and immediate goals to gain quick wins.
- Use AI tools for actionable insights like cash flow forecasting before tackling legacy system integration.