Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of Future Finance Podcast, hosts Paul Barnhurst and Glenn Hopper invite Josh Schauer, CFO at insightsoftware, to explore why rushing AI adoption without fixing core processes leads to limited or even risky outcomes.
AI is not a shortcut to better operations. It is a multiplier of what already exists.
If your processes are unclear, AI amplifies confusion.
If your data is flawed, AI accelerates bad outputs.
Yet most teams skip the foundational work.
They rush implementation without process clarity.
Without mapping how decisions actually flow. That creates risk instead of value.
Because automation without structure lacks control.
And speed without accuracy creates exposure.
The real work is slowing down first.
🎧 Listen to the full episode on @thefpandaguy
#AIinFinance #ProcessImprovement #CFO #FinanceTransformation #DigitalStrategy #FPandA #EnterpriseAI #BusinessOperations #DataStrategy #Leadership
In this episode of Future Finance Podcast, hosts Paul Barnhurst and Glenn Hopper invite Josh Schauer, CFO at insightsoftware, to explore why rushing AI adoption without fixing core processes leads to limited or even risky outcomes.
AI is not a shortcut to better operations. It is a multiplier of what already exists.
If your processes are unclear, AI amplifies confusion.
If your data is flawed, AI accelerates bad outputs.
Yet most teams skip the foundational work.
They rush implementation without process clarity.
Without mapping how decisions actually flow. That creates risk instead of value.
Because automation without structure lacks control.
And speed without accuracy creates exposure.
The real work is slowing down first.
🎧 Listen to the full episode on @thefpandaguy
#AIinFinance #ProcessImprovement #CFO #FinanceTransformation #DigitalStrategy #FPandA #EnterpriseAI #BusinessOperations #DataStrategy #Leadership
