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The impact of AI on the future of finance | Deloitte US
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- Deloitte (United States)
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- 20 September 2026 · read in the publisher's feed
Summary
Deloitte has published an analysis of how AI is transforming the finance function, covering forecasting, reporting, controls, organisation, talent and governance. According to the Deloitte Q4 2025 CFO Signals Survey, 87% of chief financial officers consider AI extremely or very important for their department in 2026, but only 63% have deployed AI solutions, and many are not yet making full use of them. The article details use cases by process (procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, FP&A, treasury, tax, controls) and proposes a five-step, six-pillar framework (technology, data, operating model, talent, adoption, governance) for successful AI adoption in finance, distinguishing three organisational profiles.
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87 %
share of CFOs who consider AI extremely or very important for their department in 2026
CFOs, Deloitte Q4 2025 CFO Signals Survey
« 87% of CFOs believe AI will be extremely or very important to their department’s operations in 2026 »
Source: Deloitte Q4 2025 CFO Signals Survey
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63 %
share of CFOs who have deployed AI solutions
CFOs, Deloitte Q4 2025 CFO Signals Survey
« only 63% have deployed AI solutions, and many without reaping the full benefits »
Source: Deloitte Q4 2025 CFO Signals Survey
Classification
- Country
- Worldwide scope
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments
- Companies
- Deloitte (study author)
- Keywords
- finance department, automation, CFO, FP&A, AI governance, agentic AI
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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 Deloitte and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.