AI Strategy
What it looks like when accounting owns its own AI stack
Zapier's 8-person accounting team runs 150+ automations across month-end close, AP, compliance, and FX risk with no IT queue and a complete audit trail on every action. This is what that looks like, and how you build it.
Insights from the public AI Leaders Lab
150+
Automations built by an 8-person accounting team, with no dedicated IT support
25%
Reduction in month-end close time, by automating data gathering, exception flagging, and reconciliation
4 agents
Built to manage FX risk across 7 subsidiaries, surfacing recommendations with a single Slack approval
What you'll learn
How to identify which finance workflows are safe to automate first and the design principle that keeps human judgment in the loop
The exact governance architecture Zapier's team uses so every automated action is logged, approved, and auditable
How to build AI agents that make recommendations without making decisions — and why that distinction is the key to getting CFO sign-off
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