Post by Flavio Macorig

AI agents are entering Finance. Not to fully replace Finance teams, but certainly to replace some of the work Finance teams should not be doing manually anymore. I came across this Harvard Business School chart showing that AI agents are already being used heavily for productivity, workflow, learning and research. Professional use already represents 29.5% of the observed usage. For Finance, this raises a simple question: Are we going to use AI agents to create the same reports faster? Or are we finally going to rethink the work itself? Because let’s be honest, if AI can help kill “Budget_Final_v8_REAL_final.xlsx”, I am already interested! I think the real opportunity is not only automation. It is freeing Finance teams from low-value tasks so they can spend more time challenging, influencing and supporting better decisions. My takeaway: learn and embrace AI as soon as possible. Because the real risk is not AI replacing you. It is waiting too long while others learn faster how to use AI to make better decisions. Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge / HBS Working Paper, December 2025. Link: https://lnkd.in/ewU96pBD