How AI is changing CFOs world

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Stargazr is a cloud planning/analytics tool for manufacturing that claims to find operational bottlenecks and save millions by cutting month-end reporting from about 10 business days to near real time and automating rule‑based work with RPA (accounts payable ~72% use case). Workflow: ingest ERP and external IoT/big data, run predictive and prescriptive models for budgeting and forecasting, surface actionable recommendations. Mentions common vendors (Blue Prism, UiPath, WorkFusion, Automation Anywhere) and says finance hires need SQL/Python and business partnering skills.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:25Agenda
3. 1:50Stargazr - The Al-powered software for FP&A
4. 2:37Application of Al in FP&A
5. 5:38but what impact does it have for finance and FP&A?
6. 8:12Improvement of processes and tasks
7. 9:10New business models in FP&A
8. 10:17Three emerging Al technologies
9. 11:06Various opportunities for improving processes
10. 13:39RPA - Benefits and Providers
11. 14:40Big Data - Description
12. 16:00Big Data - by targets and chances
13. 16:50Reporting should deliver information to management
14. 17:52Dashboards should decrease complexity
15. 18:31BI and BA Overview
16. 20:21Business Analytics Ladder
17. 22:28Potential of AI
18. 23:40Budget Case-today
19. 25:11Budget Case - future
20. 25:47Case: Reporting Process - today
21. 26:24Case: Reporting Process - future
22. 26:58Analytics provider of the future
23. 27:23Summary of Emerging Technologies
24. 28:30Evolving Tasks in FP&A
25. 31:45Types of FP&A Analyst in the past
26. 32:17Types of FP&A Analyst in the future
27. 32:59Data Scientist vs. Business Partner
28. 34:17Changing Role of FP&A Analysts
29. 38:35Lesson Learned

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