"The Coming Finance Talent Crash" - How will finance adapt?

#Remotework, #automation, #retirement and #AI are conspiring in a way that will leave finance (and many other functions) with very green and shallow pipelines of talent. 

Remote work has deprived many younger workers of the experiences they need, lower level task will be going away (more quickly in finance IMO because it's rules based) and much of the knowledge and experience will be traveling world or working on their approach shots. 

The good news is that business always adapts and I believe we'll reimagine the finance function -- and will see a new, adaptable, #AI savvy and strategic stream of leaders. 

Gartner found that finance is shifting from a centralized, control-heavy function to a faster, more distributed and AI-enabled operating model— #CFO’s who win will design for speed, clarity, and influence before the shift is forced on them.

Here are the full eight forces impacting finance:

 • Machine-driven decisions will reshape workflows — CFOs need a clear human-in-the-loop strategy.

 • AI agents and self-service will decentralize analysis and erode control if governance lags.

 • Transactional work disappears as customization gives way to standardized, scalable processes.

 • Regulation becomes discontinuous — compliance can’t be a static function anymore.

 • A talent crash looms as retirements rise and finance pipelines shrink.

 • Matrix complexity slows execution — finance has to become an accelerator, not a bottleneck.

 • “Lonely enterprise” dynamics emerge as self-service weakens finance’s gatekeeper role.

 • Speed becomes survival — winners execute transformation before the ground shifts.

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