AI Agents: Your CFO’s Secret Weapon

AI Agents Are Quietly Turning Your Back Office Into a Growth EngineMost companies still treat finance and operations as cost centers. Sumant Shringari thinks that’s outdated — and dangerous.In this episode, Sumant explains how his company Pontus uses AI agents, automation, and machine learning to turn back-office chaos into serious business value. Finance isn’t just about reporting anymore — it’s becoming a core growth engine. By eliminating inefficiencies and unlocking operational leverage, companies are converting bloat into scalable revenue. Forget “support functions” — this is where your next margin expansion lives. If you're not deploying AI to turn operational chaos into value, you’re already falling behind.Sumant Shringari is the founder of PONTUS, where he helps the world’s largest enterprises eliminate inefficiency through outcome based automation. Before launching PONTUS, he led product at Gordian Software, powering revenue gains for travel giants like Booking.com and Priceline. A former AI researcher, Sumant has published several papers at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biology. He holds five degrees from the University of Pennsylvania—which, in hindsight, may have been excessive.#AI #AIagents #Automation #Finance #OperationalEfficiency #CostCenters #ValueDrivers #BusinessTransformation #TechnologyAdoption #MachineLearningConnect with Sumant ShringariPublished Academic Work from Sumant ShringariConnect with PONTUS🔗 LinksPontus Business Case FrameworkLenny’s Podcast + NewsletterWes Kao's NewsletterPattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) by Christopher BishopAndrej KarpathySelling With: The art of selling with champions to shape internal buying conversations & close enterprise deals by Nate Nasralla Enjoyed the episode? Drop us a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — it helps more builders find us. 📺 Watch on YouTube 🔥 Subscribe for weekly drops 📲 Follow us on socials here 🎙️ The AI-First Business Podcast AI isn’t coming—it’s already built. This is the podcast where you meet the ones who did it first. No panel chatter, no posturing—just sharp strategy, fast builds, and the people reshaping products, ops, and industries with AI. Disclaimer: Views are personal and do not reflect any affiliated organizations. Content is for informational purposes only.