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  • 1.  From ERP finance systems to AI finance architecture

    Posted 03-10-2026 11:49 AM

    As AI agents begin managing receivables, payables, treasury, and inventory functions, and potentially reporting to a meta-controller layer, are we prepared for the structural consequences - in labor design, economic rent capture, and incentive alignment? Or are we only debating tools while the architecture is quietly changing?



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    Venkat Pillai
    CFO
    SLK Global
    Kakkanad
    +919482008992
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  • 2.  RE: From ERP finance systems to AI finance architecture

    Posted 03-11-2026 12:46 AM
    The role of accountants as the “human decision agent” becomes paramount here. Exceptional command over core accounting fundamentals is key - the kind of skills CIMA OCS has been testing since decades. Now’s the time to put to operational use. Can you look at a variance analysis and judge whether AI has done good job or not? The time is now.

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    Mohit Sharma, ACMA, CGMA
    Managing Partner | AstralMind Consulting, Dubai
    +971 55 358 6800
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  • 3.  RE: From ERP finance systems to AI finance architecture

    Posted 03-11-2026 02:48 AM

    I agree, Mohit.

    AI can process volumes of data far beyond us, but judgment still sits with the human being looking at the numbers. When we see a variance, we don't just see a number - we see behaviour, incentives, context, and sometimes even unintended consequences.

    That depth comes from strong fundamentals. The discipline CIMA has always emphasized - understanding cost behavior, performance drivers, and business reality - becomes even more relevant in an AI-driven environment.



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    Venkat Pillai
    CFO
    SLK Global
    Kakkanad
    +919482008992
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