Talent, Tech Debt, and AI: Inside the 2026 Finance Architecture Survey

Half of finance leaders say the talent and skills gap is the biggest risk to their function, twice the share that named regulation. The strain shows up in daily work: at 36% of organizations, directors and controllers spend 31–50% of their time manually connecting systems that don't talk to each other. Meanwhile, 53% plan a meaningful increase in AI budget, but only 3% have fully built AI into how they work, and 39% have no way to measure whether their AI tools are paying off.

This session walks through the findings of FERF's 2026 Finance Architecture Survey of finance and accounting executives, sponsored by Randstad USA. It covers why ERP and cloud migrations stall, what it costs to leave legacy systems in place, and why reskilling budgets lag behind the talent risk leaders report. You'll leave with practical steps to measure and win back your senior team's time before 2027.

Moderator

Andrew Gorcica, FEI Professional Accounting Fellow

This webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit.

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