Dear colleagues,

For years, FP&A progress was measured by faster cycles and better accuracy. Today, the more difficult challenge is deciding what should still require human intervention — and what should not. Agentic AI pushes that question into daily operations, not future strategy decks.

In this digest issue, you will find a practical guide examining how Agentic AI is driving the move toward autonomous finance, along with articles offering practical and reflective perspectives on what this shift means for FP&A professionals.

As autonomy increases, FP&A’s real test shifts from explaining decisions to owning how — and when — they are made.

Best regards,

Larysa Melnychuk, CEO and Founder
FP&A Trends Group & International FP&A Board

Finance is at a turning point. With 63% of finance leaders already investing in AI, the move towards autonomous finance is no longer theoretical, it’s happening now.

In this exclusive analyst guide with BPM Partners, AI Evolution in Finance: Driving a Productivity Revolution, you’ll discover how forward-looking CFOs are using Agentic AI to accelerate cycles, improve accuracy, and free up capacity for higher-value, strategic work.

Inside the guide:

• The AI evolution in finance: ML → GenAI → Agentic AI
• Why AI agents represent a shift from insights to autonomous action
• Real-world adoption and ROI insights from finance leaders using AI
• What CFOs should expect in the next five years

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By Vineet Jain, Director, Finance Transformation at Genpact

Forecasting remains one of FP&A’s most visible responsibilities, yet it is still constrained by fixed cycles, manual triggers, and heavy reliance on human coordination. Even advanced models struggle to deliver value when timing and orchestration lag behind business reality.

Read this article to see how agentic AI transforms forecasting into a responsive, self-initiating system and redefines FP&A’s role from forecast owner to process steward.

By Manoj Kumar Vandanapu, Corporate Financial Controller at UBS, and Raghavendra Boorisetty, Global Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Rain Carbon Inc

FP&A insight often arrives too late not because data is missing, but because meaning is trapped in conversations, meetings, and fragmented signals across the organisation. Strategy suffers when interpretation cannot keep pace with reality.

Read this article to learn how AI agents convert unstructured inputs into foresight and extend FP&A’s strategic reach beyond traditional models.

By Oreoluwa Onabowale, FP&A Leader - Controls at GE Vernova

As AI systems take on more execution, a subtle risk emerges: assuming that automation can also absorb responsibility. In reality, judgment, context, and trust become more visible — and more exposed — as autonomy increases.

Read this article to understand why FP&A’s human role becomes more critical, not less, as finance moves closer to autonomous operation.

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March 18, 2026

As AI becomes part of everyday FP&A work, the role of finance continues to shift towards interpretation, judgement, and dialogue with the business.

Register for this webinar to learn how AI-enabled insights strengthen business partnering when paired with clear communication. The session focuses on how FP&A professionals translate advanced analytics into narratives that support trust, understanding and better decisions.

March 31, 2026

As FP&A moves towards more integrated planning and decision-making, many organisations discover that alignment breaks down at the analytical level. Models don’t connect, assumptions drift, and insights lose consistency across the business.

Register for this webinar to learn how a strong analytical backbone enables integrated FP&A in practice. The session explores how shared data, consistent logic, and aligned analytics help finance teams support clearer conversations and more coordinated decisions.

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