I use AI to prepare finance reporting, with a CPA reviewing every figure. The process keeps each figure tied to its source before publication.
AI never publishes a figure on its own.
I get the existing reporting to tie and run on time.
I keep it tying month after month, with exceptions owned.
I take over the reporting models and the close calendar so they do not depend on one person or a vendor.
I add capability on top of numbers that already tie.
I use Copilot for DAX to help write and check measures, anomaly detection to flag figures that move outside their pattern, and Smart Narrative to create plain-language summaries of a report. I use these only after the numbers tie, and a CPA reviews them before release.
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