The CFO’s roadmap: A step-by-step guide to build and action your AI strategy in 2026

AI isn’t on the horizon. It’s here.

 

According to the 2025 BPM Pulse Survey, 52 per cent of finance teams are in active AI pilots, whether formally or informally, but only 20 per cent of organisations feel like it’s meaningfully integrated into their processes. For many CFOs and finance leaders, the challenge is knowing how to apply AI responsibly across core finance processes, without creating risk, confusion, or loss of control.

 

The CFO’s AI roadmap: A step-by-step guide to build and action your AI strategy in 2026 provides a structured approach to addressing that challenge.

 

What you’ll gain:

• AI readiness assessment: Evaluate data quality, controls, and workflow maturity before applying AI.

• Decision boundaries: Determine where AI can support planning, forecasting, reporting, and close, and where human judgement must remain.

• Adoption sequencing: Apply AI in the right order, starting with low-risk, high-value finance processes.

• Governance and oversight: Maintain accuracy, auditability, and accountability as AI adoption expands.

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