KPMG Debuts AI Digital Assistant to Enhance Month-End Financial Close, Built with Workday and Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise

NEW YORK, NY & LAS VEGAS, NV – April 22, 2026 – KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, today introduced the KPMG Ignite Financial Close Companion, an advanced AI-powered assistant designed to transform the month-end closing process for legal entity controllers and accounting analysts. Powered by Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise, and integrated directly with the Workday platform, the agent automates repetitive, routine accounting tasks, interprets financial data, identifies discrepancies, and helps mitigate potential issues, improving efficiency, accuracy, and strategic focus.

This effort between KPMG, Workday, and Google Cloud brings together deep finance and accounting expertise with leading HR and AI technologies to deliver a trusted, human-centered approach to AI in finance. Through this digital teammate model, KPMG and its alliance partners are enabling a more connected, intelligent financial reporting system that balances automation with accountability and professional judgement.

“As organizations face pressure for faster, more efficient financial reporting, the need for a streamlined and automated financial close is critical. By harnessing the power of Gemini Enterprise and integrating seamlessly with Workday, that the agent directly addresses these challenges and not only enhances efficiency and accuracy but also saves valuable time for accountants,” said Brian Anderson, Workday Platform Leader, KPMG LLP. “This collaboration allows finance teams to close faster with greater confidence while freeing professionals to focus on higher-impact strategic work.”

The Financial Close Companion is the direct result of a powerful ecosystem, combining KPMG's deep industry knowledge in finance and responsible, trusted AI, Workday's leading AI platform for HR and finance, and Google Cloud's cutting-edge AI capabilities. Purpose‑built for finance teams, the Financial Close Companion addresses a persistent industry pain point—the lengthy, time‑consuming manual close—by delivering intelligent automation, structured workflows, and human‑like analysis of financial reports such as trial balances. In many organizations, closing the books involves numerous manual steps, high levels of coordination, and long hours. The Financial Close Companion tackles these challenges by:

• Automating routine tasks: Users can issue natural language instructions to initiate and execute month‑end close activities. With integration into Workday, the agent understands and responds to user commands to carry out tasks and processes, minimizing manual input and reducing error risk.
• Managing structured workflows: The agent can follow a carefully organized month‑end checklist to help execute essential activities in sequence and aligned to established protocols—helping prevent omissions and support compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Performing intelligent data analysis: Beyond data extraction, the agent interprets results, spots trends, and flags anomalies for further investigation—accelerating issue resolution and enabling more informed planning.
• Elevating strategic focus: By streamlining repetitive work and orchestrating the close, the agent frees accounting professionals to analyze outcomes, advise leadership, and drive forward‑looking initiatives.
• Improving speed and reliability: The cumulative effect is a faster, more dependable close cycle that shortens reporting turnaround times and provides quicker insight into financial results.
• Supporting accuracy and compliance: Built‑in checks within automated workflows help minimize human error and support adherence to accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

"The future of finance depends on how well you can connect your people and your numbers,” said Kathleen Curry, global vice president, global channels at Workday, “By building directly on Workday’s platform, KPMG has created a tool that brings HR and financial data together to finally solve the headache of the manual month-end close. This partnership isn't just about new technology; it’s about giving finance teams their time back so they can stop chasing data and start advising the business."

“Our collaboration with KPMG and Workday is a prime example of the ‘digital teammate’ model in action,” said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud. “By grounding Gemini Enterprise in Workday’s environment, KPMG has built a sophisticated agent that offloads the most repetitive financial tasks, allowing accountants to focus on high-value strategic insights."

“This is our strategy in motion. We are not just advising on AI; we are embedding it into the core of our clients' operations through our powerful ecosystem,” said Webb Armentrout, Principal & Firmwide Ecosystem Lead, KPMG LLP. “The Financial Close Companion is a testament to the strength of our alliances with Workday and Google Cloud. By uniting their leading technology with our deep industry expertise, we are creating exponential value and delivering solutions that are practical, powerful, and built for what's next.”

The launch of the Financial Close Companion marks a significant milestone in KPMG's growing collaboration with Workday and Google Cloud, reflecting a shared vision for how AI agents can support the modern workforce. Through training and redesigned ways of working, finance professionals are beginning to work alongside intelligent agents—integrating AI into the financial reporting process while maintaining human judgement, accountability, and oversight. This approach drives innovation and solves critical business challenges, ultimately enhancing the value delivered to clients.

Hear more from KPMG at Google Next in Las Vegas, April 22 – 24. Learn more about KPMG and Workday and KPMG and Google Cloud. 

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