The AI innovation race is no longer about technology, it’s about leadership.
You’re expected to drive efficiency with AI tools by your C-Suite. Your stakeholders are demanding faster decisions. Your best people are watching whether you’ll give them the tools they need. And you’re caught in the middle.
The problem isn’t the technology. It’s the gap between strategy and what’s actually happening in the workflows.
What tax and finance function leaders are facing
- 60% of tax and finance professionals face financial pressure to move faster on AI.
- 44% say their day-to-day practice doesn’t match their stated AI strategy.
- 30% of professionals are considering leaving within two years due to gaps in AI value delivery.
- 36% are already using unauthorised AI tools, creating hidden compliance and governance risks.
- 15% are already seeing financial consequences; 29% expect them within 12 months.
The real challenge
This isn’t a technology adoption problem. It’s a change management and governance problem. Functions working in isolation create fragmented risk. Unauthorised tools bypass accountability. And without a coherent strategy, your organisation loses the ability to make fiduciary-grade decisions at scale.
Which strategic path will your function take?
While organisations and teams are already on a strategic path, the questions remain, are the paths being taken across functions coherent with each other, and what is the organisation building toward?
This action paper reveals where the pressure is building fastest, which organisations are closing the gap, and what you should be doing now to ensure that you’ve not left behind.
