25.02.2026 AI Didn’t Replace Accountants — But It Did Rewrite the Finance Operating Model

Artificial Intelligence has not replaced accountants — but it is reshaping how finance functions exercise professional judgment, maintain control, and deliver insight. In recent months, AI has become embedded within accounting systems, audit methodologies, forecasting processes, and internal controls, increasing both capability and responsibility. Consistent with guidance emerging from the professional bodies, finance leaders are now expected to ensure that AI-enabled outputs remain explainable, governed, and subject to appropriate human oversight. This webinar explores how the finance operating model is evolving as AI becomes part of routine professional practice, what has changed in the last six months, and what CFOs and senior finance professionals should prepare for next to safeguard trust, quality, and assurance in an AI-enabled environment.

Key takeaways:

• From awareness to accountability — moving beyond understanding AI’s potential to managing responsibility for AI-influenced financial decisions and judgments.
• From tools to infrastructure — understanding how AI is now embedded within core finance systems, processes, and controls, reshaping the finance operating model.
• From efficiency to assurance — addressing how trust, explainability, and auditability must evolve as AI becomes part of professional practice.
• From future discussion to near-term action — translating recent developments into practical steps CFOs and finance leaders should take over the next 6–12 months.