The CFO’s Ultimate AI Survival Guide
Learn how AI is moving finance from reporting to strategy with this four-step playbook for implementation and growth
Bruno J. Navarro
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Bruno J. Navarro
Bruno J. Navarro is a Workday staff writer, covering finance and tech trends.
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The Secret Weapon Top CFOs Use to Boost Profits
Most effective finance leaders use a deep, hands-on understanding of the entire business—beyond just financial reports—to create value and drive long-term success
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How to Create a Financial Plan for Your Business
Every business needs a financial plan to turn strategy into measurable action. This guide highlights the best tools, steps, and practices to build a plan that’s aligned to current needs and flexible for the future.
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How to Prepare Financial Statements: 5 Essential Steps
Accurate financial statements are essential for making informed business decisions. Follow the steps in this guide to maintain reports that are reliable, consistent, and designed to drive strategic action.
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10 Ways to Speed Up ROI on Your AI Investments
Here are a few actionable ways to help ensuring your organization’s success in an AI-driven business environment
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Quantifying Agentic ROI: Measuring the Tangible Benefits of AI Teams
Understanding how to determine the true value of agentic AI and AI teams will provide organizations the competitive advantage to make the most of its investments in technology—and power growth well into the future.
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The 5 Things Every CFO Must Know About AI
Finance leaders must understand these key aspects of AI—from foundational capabilities and strategic value to data, risk, and talent—to drive growth and competitive advantage in an AI-driven world.
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How AI Is Shaping Predictive Analytics in Finance
AI has already led to huge changes in predictive analytics in finance, and the biggest are yet to come. Learn how automation and advanced data analysis are turning finance teams into strategic leaders.
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The State of AI in FP&A Right Now
AI is transforming the FP&A function by providing better data, faster insights, and smart analysis at scale. But to reap the benefits, organizations must understand the current state of AI in finance.
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2025 Financial Planning Trends Every CFO Should Know
2025 is well underway—but what will the defining trends be for CFOs? Read on to learn about the importance of upskilling finance teams, adopting cloud-based solutions, and AI as a key enabler of integrated finance.
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Is Your ERP Holding You Back? Modern Platforms Emphasize Enterprise Data
Organizations using true cloud platforms are best able to manage their finance, people, and data in a way that provides unprecedented transparency and agility that best prepares them for a future of growth.
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Why CFOs Must Focus on Closing the AI Trust Gap
Finance leaders should work to improve trust around AI to help improve adoption of the technology and enable digital transformation to achieve greater productivity, Workday CFO Zane Rowe said at the most recent World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Survey: Finance Leaders Envision the Role of Generative AI in Their Organizations
With the vast economic potential of generative AI becoming increasingly apparent, finance leaders are taking note. Deloitte’s recent CFO Signals quarterly survey shows what’s on their minds around benefits, risks, and barriers to adoption of the transformative technology.
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What Is a Financial Management System (FMS)?
Here’s a guide to what you need to know about financial management systems, the new demands of the finance function, and how the right technologies can help companies adapt to a changing world.
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CFOs Look to Address the Finance Talent Gap With AI and ML
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) could prompt finance leaders to adopt automation more widely and rethink ways to provide value to the enterprise. A recent Fortune webcast highlighted what opportunities the new technologies might offer.
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The 3 Elements That Will Define the Future of Accounting
Next-generation finance professionals face an increasingly complex set of expectations. Philippa Lawrence, vice president and chief accounting officer at Workday, describes what successful accounting teams will look like going forward.
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McKinsey Expert: How to Build the Best Team to Support the CFO
As CFOs are tasked with more responsibilities, one way to create greater value across the enterprise is to envision what next-level financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams will look like. McKinsey & Co. expert Michele Tam identifies considerations for finance leaders looking to the future.
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Efficiently Navigating International Regulations and Multinational Growth: Can Your ERP Do This?
Shifting regulatory environments, compliance obligations, and tax laws around the globe are increasing challenges for businesses using legacy systems. The Workday Enterprise Management Cloud offers a new approach geared toward the future.
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A Generational Shift: The CFO’s Role in Redefining the Future of Work
Finance leaders from Accenture, Cisco, Toyota North America, and Workday shared insights on how they’re thinking about the future of work at a recent event. That includes prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts and building stronger relationships with employees.
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Bank of America CEO Highlights the Competitive Advantages of ESG Principles
Although environmental, social, and governance issues aren’t simple, Brian Moynihan advised CFOs in a recent Fortune event to approach ESG metrics in a way that is straightforward, calculable, and deliverable.
