Ask any finance leader whether their team uses AI, and the answer is almost always yes. Ask them whether it is actually working, and the confidence drops fast. According to recent research, 97% of finance departments have adopted AI in some form, up sharply from 76%...

Britain has a new Prime Minister, and businesses are once again being asked to plan around uncertainty. Andy Burnham took office at 10 Downing Street on 20 July 2026, becoming the seventh person to hold the role in a decade. For finance teams, a change in leadership...

Many finance teams are full of capable people doing work that adds little value: chasing approvals, matching invoices and correcting errors. Hunters instead of financiers. Although the work always gets done, it leaves little time for anything else. At the same time,...

The debate around AI in finance often starts with the wrong question. Will AI replace finance professionals? A more useful question to ask, would be this: How can I as a finance professional use AI to become more effective in what I am already doing? The technology is...

There was a time when progressing in finance followed a fairly predictable path. Master the technical details, produce accurate reports or build expertise in regulations, controls, and compliance. Although these skill still matter and are important, in 2026 they are...

For years, finance has sat at the end of the purchasing journey. An invoice arrives. It gets checked. It gets coded. It gets paid. Job done. But that model is changing. Fast. Modern finance teams are no longer content with simply processing spend. They want visibility...