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As AI automation grows inside finance, new kinds of career paths are starting to appear. Finance teams need people who can translate SOPs and policies into AI Agent instructions. People who can work with AI to design workflows with clear entry and exit points. A person who can audit, tune, and explain AI decisions to stakeholders is golden. These skills sit at the intersection of operations, technology, and communication. And they’re becoming increasingly important for finance. Read our blog on investing in your team (and the technology) so their careers grow alongside AI, instead of around it: https://okt.to/YjCmOz #CFOs #AIatWork #financeprofessionals #careers

Analytics = storytelling for business leaders That's the way that it should be. Not a boring sea of numbers, but a colorful, engaging picture of what's really going on in your organization. CFOs are surrounded by information. What they need most are clear, simple stories that make the next move obvious. AppZen’s AI Analytics gives you all the raw material you need to tell those stories when you share a presentation. Your job is to shape it into a clear “call to action” decision moment, the way great coaches, storytellers, and behavioral scientists do when guiding clients from status quo to change. Try this structure the next time you walk through the data: - One sentence that states the problem - Three bullet points that show proof - One line that describes what happens if nothing changes - One line that describes what could happen if it does In a single slide, you now have a miniature version of a coaching script, a call to adventure, and a case for change. By starting the right conversation, you're helping business leaders focus on what matters most. Check out AppZen's AI Analytics and request a demo today: https://lnkd.in/g6uEKe6H #AIAnalytics #FinanceAI #FinanceTransformation #DataStorytelling

The best part of any AppZen customer story is the moment someone says, “I finally have time to think.” It often happens shortly after go-live. Everything just flows. Then a controller realizes they spent an afternoon planning the next initiative, instead of fighting fires from the last one. That quiet moment is where the real ROI lives. Check out these customer stories and see what a difference AppZen has made: https://okt.to/WeXnuk When did you last have a full hour at work to think without interruption? What made it possible?

What happens when a leading data analytics platform automates expense approvals for over 7,000 global employees? Half a million dollars saved 3,000 manual audit hours eliminated An approval process that shifts from reactive to proactive...then strategic. Michelle Cornish, Head of Global T&E at Databricks, breaks it all down as she tells the story of a company where nearly ¾ of approvals run automatically, teams have shifted from processing hundreds of thousands of expense lines to more high-value work, and finance has become a strategic partner instead of a bottleneck. Give it a read: https://okt.to/iq0xHy #AIinFinance #EnterpriseAI #FinanceOperations

🔥This NBC News Exclusive highlights AppZen's anti-fraud AI models🔥 Deepfakes may make for great satire, but in finance, they're are a serious issue. Last September, roughly 14% of the potentially fraudulent receipts we caught were AI-generated fakes. New bipartisan legislation would expand penalties and definitions for fraud to account for the growing role of artificial intelligence. Read the full story here: https://okt.to/YcfdXr

According to Gartner, by the end of 2026, 40% of enterprise applications will include task-specific AI agents, up from less than 5% today. In finance teams, “AI as a feature” is shifting to “AI Agents as teammates,” digital coworkers that read invoices, apply policy, and resolve exceptions on their own. Learn about the ROI of agentic AI in finance operations, as we walk through what “agency” actually means, how to tell the difference between real agents and “agent washing,” and where CFOs are already seeing returns: https://okt.to/8wPKqm

Today we are feeling very thankful for the people behind every invoice, expense report, and AI project we support. To our customers, thank you for trusting AppZen with work that is central to your business. You invite us into your AP and T&E processes, you share your goals and your constraints, and you give us the chance to help your teams do their best work. That trust means a lot to us. We are especially grateful for: - The finance leaders who push us with thoughtful questions and bold ideas - The AP and audit teams who share real stories from the front lines - The champions who test new features, give candid feedback, and help us make the products stronger for everyone Because of you, we get to build AI that gives teams more time for the things that really matter. Whether you are in the office, at home, or somewhere in between, we are grateful to be part of your journey. If you are celebrating this week, we wish you and your loved ones a restful, happy Thanksgiving.

✨ Proud Moment at AppZen! ✨ We had the privilege of partnering with Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation for the Help a Child Walk campaign, a heartfelt initiative aimed at supporting children in need of prosthetic limbs. On 22nd November, our AppZen volunteers spent a meaningful afternoon at Bal Kalyan Sanstha, Pune, contributing their time and energy to bring mobility, confidence, and joy to these incredible children. What made the day truly special was witnessing the spark of hope in every child we met. Their resilience inspires us, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to play a small role in their journey. A big thank you to the Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation team for their impactful work and for collaborating with us on this initiative & a huge shoutout to our amazing volunteers Shruti Khanna CA. Umesh Asrani Manan Kapoor Kunal Duran Amey Sathe Sunil Misal Tanmay Das who stepped forward; your compassion drives real change. Together, we took a step towards creating a more inclusive world… one child, one smile, and one step at a time. #CSR #HelpAChildWalk #AdventuresBeyondBarrier

Black Friday is a gift to corporate fraudsters. Some studies show fraudulent transactions spike to nearly 5x the usual volume during peak holiday shopping days. AppZen Expense Audit and Card Audit are your digital "elves" reading every line before reimbursement. Advanced AI models even catch the AI-generated fakes that now account for a growing share of claims: • Authenticates suspicious receipts and flags likely AI creations before reimbursement • Cross-checks spend against policy, merchants, and behavior patterns across time • Surfaces true high-risk reports so auditors can focus on what matters most As Black Friday spend hits your T&E and card programs, this is the backup your audit team will be grateful for! Learn more: https://okt.to/6X78Lc

Manual invoice processing was slowing Applied Industrial Technologies down. Invoices took five days to reach their ERP. AppZen's Autonomous AP changed that: • 87% of invoices now process with no human touch • Processing time shrank from five days to less than two • Productivity jumped by 50%, even as invoice volume grew by 25% Accounts Payable Manager Lynae Brunstetter shared, “Now the team [doesn’t] have to correct the same mistake more than once. They’re doing other tasks that are more value-added instead of repetitious.” Discover how they did it: https://okt.to/esWNEg