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Beyond the Spreadsheet: How AI and Automation Are Reshaping Modern FP&A CFO Alliance CEO Nick Araco sits down with Uri Montoya, Director of Product Development at Abacum, to cut through the AI noise and get practical about what is actually changing in FP&A right now. They cover: - Why FP&A does not have a tool problem -- it has a how-work-gets-done problem - The three areas where finance teams are still losing the most time (data cleaning, version management, variance commentary) - Where AI is delivering real ROI today: data preparation, anomaly detection, and AI-assisted commentary - Why automated forecasting is still overhyped -- and what needs to be true before it delivers - What real-time scenario planning actually looks like in practice, and why most teams are still stuck at three scenarios - The AI-native FP&A framework: from data ingestion to workflow automation - A live look at Abacum's Scenario Studio and back-solving capability, which lets CFOs set a goal and let the model surface the path to get there Featuring live polling with CFO Alliance members and unfiltered reactions from finance leaders in the room. This session is part of CFO Alliance's ongoing series of peer-driven, practitioner-focused conversations with vetted partners. Want to connect with Uri? Reach him on LinkedIn or drop him a note directly. Learn more about CFO Alliance events and member access at cfoalliance.com.