Finance Transformation & Autonomous Finance

Who this track is for

• Finance Executives (CFO, Controller, SVP, EVP)
• Accounting & Revenue Management (VP, Director, Manager, CPA, Revenue Accountant)
• Financial Management & Systems (VP, Director, Systems Analyst, Developer, Architect)
• Treasury & Cash (VP, Director, Treasurer, Banker)
• Financial Planning & Analysis (VP, Director, Manager, Analyst, Planner)
• Financial Process Management (VP, Director, Project Manager)

Hot Topics

• Autonomous close, AP & AR agents in production
• Roadmap to Autonomous Finance
• Finance systems design for AI agent execution
• Autonomous cash cycle: tax, treasury & compliance
• Joule Assistants in finance: what's live in RISE Year 1
• Agent accountability & exception-handling protocols
• Revenue recognition in agentic environments
• Real-time tax in an agentic environment
• FP&A & Joule / SAP-RPT-1.5
• Intercompany data readiness
• Trusted semantic layer for treasury & tax
• Finance AI readiness & expectations gap
• Leveraging AI and automation to improve finance KPIs

Questions This Track Answers

• Is Autonomous Finance something we activate today, or does it require a completed cloud migration? If not today, what do we need to do to prepare?
• Which finance processes can run autonomously today versus in 24 months?
• What does our team do when an agent makes a revenue assertion or close entry?
• How do we design finance systems so agents can execute — not just assist?
• How does revenue recognition change when AI agents are the ones initiating, modifying, or fulfilling revenue contracts — and what does that mean for our ASC 606 / IFRS 15 compliance?
• How do we align master data, automate reconciliation, and govern intercompany transactions in a multi-entity SAP landscape preparing for autonomous finance?
• How do we embed AI, Joule, and SAP-RPT-1.5 into our FP&A planning and forecasting cycle — and what's actually available today?
• When transactions are agent-initiated, how does tax determination work in real time — and how do we stay compliant with e-invoicing mandates across jurisdictions?
• What foundational data and governance work do we need to complete in treasury and tax before autonomous agents can operate reliably?
• Organizations deploying AI in finance are falling short of their expectations. What are they getting wrong, and what do we need to get right before we deploy?

Practical learning objectives

• Determine which finance processes can run autonomously today, design your systems for AI agent execution, and define accountability when agents act without human approval.

Sample Sessions

Proposed sessions only — not confirmed; titles and formats are subject to change.

• Roadmap to Autonomous Finance: What the CFO Needs to Know for 2027

  Keynote / Breakout Session

• Finance in the Cloud: How SAP ERP Transforms Financial Management End to End

  Breakout Session

• Designing Finance Systems for AI Agents and Autonomous Close

  Breakout Session

• SAP Accounts Payable and Receivable Automation

  Breakout Session

• AR/AP in the Cloud: Automation, Agents, and What's Actually Live

  Customer Case Study / Breakout Session

• The Autonomous Cash Cycle: Tax, Treasury, and Real-Time Compliance

  Breakout Session

• Cash and Treasury Transformation: Visibility, Forecasting, and Autonomous Cash Management

  Customer Case Study / Breakout Session

• SAP Accounting and Financial Close: Latest Innovations and Roadmap

  Breakout Session

• Closing Faster, Seeing Further: AI-Driven Strategies to Reduce Days to Close and Improve Cash Visibility

  Breakout Session

• Autonomous Accounting, Revenue Automation, and AI Assurance

  Breakout Session

• Revenue Accounting in the Age of AI: ASC 606 / IFRS 15 Compliance When Agents Are Involved

  Customer Case Study / Breakout Session

• Tax Transformation in SAP ERP: Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance, e-Invoicing, and AI-Driven Risk Management

  Customer Case Study / Breakout Session

• Real-Time Tax in an Agentic Environment: e-Invoicing Mandates and Indirect Tax at Agent Speed

  Breakout Session

• AI-Embedded FP&A: Joule, SAP-RPT-1.5, and the Future of Planning and Forecasting

  Breakout Session

• Why Finance AI Falls Short: Closing the Expectations Gap Before You Deploy

  Breakout Session

• Finance Team of the Future: Upskilling for an AI-Augmented Finance Function

  Panel

• Customer Panel: What Drives Successful Finance Transformations

  Panel

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