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The Future of Finance: Rethinking Everything in the Age of AI
Explore how finance leaders are reimagining operations with AI to automate work, redefine roles, and elevate enterprise decision-making.
The future of finance will look very different—and it’s already taking shape. Discover how leading CFOs are modernizing finance for the AI era—redesigning roles, automating and connecting data, and rearchitecting operations to create lasting value.
The next-generation finance model blends automation, AI, and human insight to drive speed, accuracy, and value across the enterprise. As digital capabilities take on more of the transactional load, finance is transforming into a leaner, faster, and more connected network of human and machine intelligence.
This new model rests on three defining shifts that are reshaping how finance delivers value:
AI connects data, workflows, and systems in real time—it’s the orchestration layer for finance. It breaks down silos across ERPs, analytics, and planning tools, creating a unified ecosystem that continuously learns and improves.
As automation handles execution, people move into higher-value roles—data stewardship, scenario design, AI governance, and more. Finance becomes a dynamic network of expertise rather than a fixed hierarchy of titles.
Finance’s reach now extends across the enterprise—embedded in operations, supply chain, and commercial teams to help shape decisions as they happen. The function is growing smaller in structure but broader in influence.
It’s time to shift to an AI-enabled operating model.
With KPMG’s step-by-step approach, you can create a more nimble, forward-focused function that guides decisions in real time and drives measurable business outcomes:
Every transformation begins with practical steps.
CFOs moving toward AI-enabled finance can accelerate results by focusing on five priorities:
01 | Define the vision
02 | Modernize the data foundation
03 | Redesign roles and governance
04 | Pilot high-value use cases
05 | Scale with purpose
How KPMG helps finance leaders move forward
KPMG works with CFOs to design, build, and scale the next generation of finance. Our teams combine deep functional experience with leading capabilities in AI, automation, and data modernization to help clients reimagine what finance can achieve—step by step.
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KPMG helps finance leaders prepare for the future of finance—where AI is embedded at the core of how work gets done. Our AI-powered approach unites deep experience in finance operations, enterprise transformation, and next-generation technologies. From automating core processes to modernizing data foundations and deploying AI at scale, we help clients build a finance model that is faster, more agile, and ready for the changes ahead. What sets KPMG apart is our ability to connect strategy to execution. We understand the full scope of finance—processing, close, and planning—and how to align talent, technology, and operating models across the enterprise, with AI and automation embedded throughout. If you’re ready to shape the next generation of finance, we’re here to help. Let’s take the first step together.
