Data study ·
AI in the Finance function: towards a decision-making advantage
Original title, in French: “IA dans la fonction Finance : vers l’avantage décisionnel”
- Publication
- KPMG (United Kingdom)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
According to a KPMG study of more than 1,000 companies in 20 countries, the share of organisations using AI in at least part of their financial reporting process has risen from 30% in 2024 to 75% today. The study notes that the most significant gains no longer come from automating repetitive tasks but from activities where human judgement matters, such as planning, forecasting and risk management. 28% of organisations are rethinking how the Finance function is organised and the skills it requires, and 42% have auditable AI in their financial processes. 45% plan to deploy agentic orchestration mechanisms within the next 18 months. KPMG stresses the importance of governance, traceability and explainability for scaling up.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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75 %
share of organisations using AI in financial reporting
1,000+ companies, 20 countries, 2026
« la part des organisations utilisant l'IA sur au moins une partie de leur processus de production de l'information financière est passée de 30 % à 75 % »
Source: Étude KPMG
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30 %
share of organisations using AI in financial reporting in 2024
2024
« la part des organisations utilisant l'IA sur au moins une partie de leur processus de production de l'information financière est passée de 30 % à 75 % »
Source: Étude KPMG
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28 %
organisations rethinking the organisation of the Finance function and key skills
1,000+ companies, 20 countries
« 28 %repensent l’organisation de la fonction Finance et les compétences clés attendues à l’ère de l’IA. »
Source: Étude KPMG
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42 %
organisations with auditable AI in their financial processes
1,000+ companies, 20 countries
« 42 %disposent d’une IA auditable au sein de leurs processus financiers. »
Source: Étude KPMG
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45 %
organisations planning to deploy agentic orchestration mechanisms within the next 18 months
1,000+ companies, 20 countries
« 45 % des organisations prévoient ainsi de déployer des mécanismes d’orchestration agentique ou des architectures multi-agents dans les 18 prochains mois. »
Source: Étude KPMG
Classification
- Country
- Worldwide scope
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments
- Companies
- KPMG (study author)
- Keywords
- finance function, agentic AI, AI governance, auditability, decision-making, kpmg
KPMG sells AI services or products: its studies and publications should be read with that interest in mind.
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to KPMG. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.