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30 years as CFO. Now I’m testing what happens when AI enters the finance department.
Practical experiments in reporting, forecasting, controls and CFO decision-making. What worked. What failed. What I’d do differently.
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THE CFO & AI SERIES
50 experiments. One question: what should a CFO actually automate?
November 6, 2026
The Invoice Was Right. It Still Waited.
A correct invoice can still wait for weeks when nobody owns the handoff between tools. Post #18 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at where that handoff gets lost and what a check has to contain.
Read more →October 31, 2026
The Average Looked Fine. One Product Didn't.
A healthy average margin can hide a product line, or a customer, that has already gone below zero. Post #17 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at how that happens and what a margin check has to contain to catch it.
Read more →October 25, 2026
The Payment That Didn't Look Like the Others
You can't see an odd payment without knowing what normal looks like for that supplier. Post #16 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at what a "normal week" has to contain before an unusual payment stands out, with a small sample-data script to try it.
Read more →October 25, 2026
How Far Ahead Does a Gap Have to Be Visible?
A gap seen on the day it arrives costs the most. Post #15 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at how many weeks ahead it has to be visible to change the decision, and what a 13-week rolling cash forecast needs to contain to show it.
Read more →October 17, 2026
What the Gap Between Two Lists Quietly Costs
A short drawdown on a revolving line rarely gets an agenda item, but it costs by the day. Post #14 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at what a gap quietly costs and why seeing it a few days earlier changes the arithmetic.
Read more →October 10, 2026
What Changes When You Can See Both Sides of Cash at Once
Payables and receivables look like two separate lists, but both draw on one bank balance. Post #13 of 50 in The CFO & AI Series looks at what a combined view would actually need to show, and what it changes about a finance team's week.
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About Boris
30 years of CFO experience. Still learning.
I've spent three decades in the CFO seat — across industries, company sizes, and economic cycles. I've seen what good financial leadership looks like, and more importantly, what it doesn't.
Now I experiment with AI tools and write about what it takes to give smaller companies access to CFO-level thinking. And I'm writing about everything I've learned along the way.
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