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Finance Skills in the AI Era: What Skills Are Needed in Finance Today?

SAP Concur gathered insights from global CFOs on the core skills finance leaders need, including agility and a growth mindset, strategic foresight and data leadership, digital and AI fluency, change management, and communication and collaboration. It also recommends building future-ready finance teams through training, automation, and cross-functional collaboration while addressing the ongoing finance talent shortage.

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Impact and considerations

For travel and expense managers, the shift toward AI- and data-driven finance means T&E processes, budget visibility, and compliance will rely more on integrated platforms and automation, requiring companies to assess team skill gaps and system integration capabilities.

Key points

  • Global CFOs identify agility and growth mindset, strategic foresight, data leadership, AI fluency, change management, and communication as essential finance skills.
  • 74% of CEOs are concerned about the AI knowledge gap, and finance leaders must understand and implement intelligent tools.
  • Scenario planning, standardized KPIs, and dashboards are recommended to strengthen foresight and data-driven decision-making.
  • Finance leaders should establish AI governance for ethical and compliant use.
  • Building future finance teams requires investing in training, automating repetitive processes, and considering integrated travel and expense platforms.

Sources and time

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First source publication
3 Dec 2025, 19:34
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13 Aug 2026, 08:29
Last updated
3 Dec 2025, 19:34
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