How I’m thinking about AI in business strategy after 27 years in finance

The variance analysis cycle is a systematic process of comparing actual financial performance against planned or standard performance. It helps us understand the "why" behind the "what" when it comes to deviations between our financial plans and actual results....

What separates companies that are ready to go public from those that simply think they are?...

A zero-based budget (ZBB) is a budgeting method where you allocate every dollar earned to a specific category or expense. You start with a blank slate - zero - each time you budget, rather than tweaking your past budget....

Catch up on all sessions from FP&A Summit Austin 2026, including sessions from PepsiCo, Indeed, Google and more....

For years I conditioned myself to think like a controller because that's what my role required. I'm still learning how to think and communicate at the next level....

We sat down with Diya Sagar, CFO at AWA Studios, to talk about what it really means to lead finance in a hit-driven, creative business....

Joy Mbanugo breaks down what finance teams must get right before an IPO, from audit readiness to building the discipline public markets demand....

Master change with agile FP&A. Turn uncertainty into opportunity through flexible forecasting, data-driven decisions, and smarter collaboration....

How do you close the FP&A influence gap? You clarify, challenge, and connect so that finance moves from being reactive to being influential....

Caroline shares a practical diagnostic for where decision cycles stall, and the operating moves high-performing CFO organizations use to restore speed without sacrificing rigor....

The CFO oversees accounting, cash flow, and financial planning, while the CRO is laser-focused on driving sales and boosting revenue. But that’s just scratching the surface....

The planning process does not fail because the calendar is wrong or the model is weak. More often, it fails because the artefacts do not convert information into action....

Three finance leaders. Three deployed AI tools - procurement intake, contract review, close checklists. Zero engineering tickets....

Catch up on all sessions from AI-Powered Finance Summit 2026, feautring sessions from Adobe, Meta, Visa, and more....

When AI is implemented thoughtfully, finance can become one of the most strategically valuable functions inside the organization....