Finance and Accounting Face AI and Automation Disruption Similar to Software Industry
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Summary
A CPA and startup finance professional with software development experience since 1999 argues that the same disruptive forces that transformed software development are now impacting finance and accounting. The author draws parallels between how software development evolved from manual coding to automation and AI-driven tools, and how finance is undergoing a similar transformation. The article suggests that traditional finance roles are being reshaped by automation, AI, and new tools that eliminate tedious manual work, requiring finance professionals to adapt their skills and approaches.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledWhat happened to software is now happening to finance.
And if you work in either world, the ground is moving under you.
I've never been one to write publicly. But something has shifted that I can't keep to myself.
I'm a CPA. I run finance at a startup. But I've also been building software since 1999.
It started as a hack — automating the tedious parts of my finance roles.
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