CFO Connect.
See · Verify · Trust · Act
For CFOs and Controllers: accuracy alone does not earn trust in finance. Being able to show the working does.
Ninety-nine percent accurate is not the same as trusted.
A closed-door discussion for finance leaders on the verification burden AI has quietly added, and what it takes to remove it.
71% of finance leaders say they would reject an AI tool that was 99% accurate if it could not explain its answers. In finance, explainability is the thing that earns trust, not the accuracy figure on the datasheet.
IDC research sponsored by Sage, based on 2,275 senior finance decision-makers across North America and EMEA, found the defining constraint is no longer model capability but the human effort required to verify outputs enough to trust them. Sage calls the answer glass box AI, where every action is visible, auditable and traceable.
What we'll be exploring.
Talking points on the table include, but are not limited to:
Why accuracy is the wrong headline
What finance leaders actually need before they will sign off on an AI-assisted number.
The verification tax
IDC's finding on the hidden human cost of checking AI output, and who is paying it.
Glass box in practice
What visible, auditable and traceable looks like day to day, versus a black box you are asked to trust.
Proving the work every time
Building an audit trail that holds up when someone asks how the figure was reached.
APAC Series. Six cities.
Brought to you by Sage and Innovatus Media.
Sage is the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, helping finance teams adopt AI with the transparency and control needed to trust it.
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