The CFO's New Job Description in the Age of AI For decades the role of the CFO was defined as an executive who owns the overall financial strategy, financial health, financial operations of a business and uses the data and insights created by the various ...
Excel Isn’t Dead. It Just Got an AI Upgrade.
My team mocks me endlessly for my love of Excel and takes great delight in telling me, “Excel is dead.” I usually remain silent while they build integration models in Excel, create data sets that link to Excel forecasts, and gradually use the tool even mo ...
Scaling AI in Financial Services: The Discipline Behind the Disruption
In his recent blog, Enhancing AI, The Old-Fashioned Way, Trevor Thackwell reminded us that successful AI adoption isn’t just about the tech—it’s about People, Process, and Technology. That foundational framework is the starting point, but today financial ...
Countdown to 30 August: Is Your Dynamics 365 Licensing Strategy Ready?
The countdown is on. Microsoft’s enforcement of licence requirements for Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) is set to begin on 30 August 2025. After this date, any user not correctly licensed via the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre will be denied ...
The Yellow Highlighter Rule
I recently joined Tshidi Madai on 702 during Clement Manyatela’s World of Work segment to discuss “perfectionism in the workplace” and it proved to be a real conversation-starter. I refer to myself as a recovering perfectionist because for lot of my caree ...
Finance: Streamlining Financial Operations: Dynamics 365 for Better Compliance and Risk Management
Transforming compliance and risk management for financial operations No time to read? Snack on these: Financial services firms face increasingly complex compliance and risk management challenges across multiple jurisdictions Microsoft Dyn ...
Future Trends for Finance Teams to Embrace Now
Anticipating the Financial Landscape of Tomorrow As the technology landscape evolves at a rapid pace, finance teams must proactively adapt to stay ahead. The integration of technologies, shifting regulatory frameworks, and the increasing impor ...
Untangling the complexities facing manufacturing organisations
The manufacturing industry continues to navigate the challenges of low overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), supply chain disruptions, a shortage of skilled employees, and limited technology integration and poorly performing digital transformation initia ...
Creating customer equity within the financial services industry
Customers want rapid, full services within seamless digital experiences and they’re turning to financial services institutions (FSIs) that meet these needs. Companies within this sector need to prioritise optimisation and innovation so they are leading th ...
Modernizing Ethiopian Banking: The Mandate for KYC Compliance and Unified Profiles
In the dynamic landscape of global finance, the Ethiopian banking sector is experiencing a significant transformation driven by technological advancements and regulatory mandates. One such mandate that has been pivotal in reshaping the industry is the req ...









