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The Role of the CFO in the Age of AI | Mike Ettling, CEO, Unit4

The Role of the CFO in the Age of AI | Mike Ettling, CEO, Unit4

GUEST: Mike Ettling, CEO, UNIT4

 CEO Mike Ettling explains how CFOs must guide their peers on the leadership team to focus on areas where AI can improve their company’s “outputs”. Unit4’s CEO emphasizes that the CFO’s role must be about identifying opportunities for improvement and guiding other leaders in the company on how AI can be used to achieve these improvements. By mapping out the whole value chain and identifying areas for improvement, the CFO can play a critical role in making the company more competitive and winning more business. “The CFO’s role is not just about counting numbers, it’s about identifying opportunities for improvement and guiding the company towards a more effective and competitive future.”

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Filed Under: Strategy Tagged With: AI, business, CFO, competitive, cost reduction, effective, efficiency, finance, financial, leadership, management, output, transformational, value chain, whole value chain

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