47. Survey of CFOs reveals the importance of automating finance - with Chris Beeley, embracent

Send us your thoughtsIn this episode of CFO 4.0 we speak to Chris Beeley, practice lead for financial transformation and automation at embracent. Chris has worked for the world’s largest Accountancy firms, recently ending a 20-year stint at KPMG.He gives us the lowdown on how tech is transforming finance and the dangers of putting mass faith into spreadsheets!Chris and the team at embracent have conducted a piece of research with a number of leading CFOs on the revolution of automation in finance. They found that although most use tech to drive cost efficiency, many also wanted to improve customer experience and create a happier workforce.Topics covered:·         Financial transformation and automation·         Use of Artificial Intelligence, Bots and redesigning processes·         CFO vision and creativity·         Limitations of Spreadsheets and Excel·         Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Sign up for our CFO Briefing and Podcast newslettersExplore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes here.Subscribe to our Podcast!