ISG says CFOs push finance outsourcing into judgment-intensive work as AI adoption rises

• ISG analysis finds companies are redesigning finance and accounting outsourcing to improve resilience as economic, geopolitical volatility persists.
• CFO priorities shifting to cash management, tighter controls, measurable outcomes; outsourcing expanding into judgment-heavy work such as FP&A.
• Generative AI, predictive analytics, agentic tools deployed across invoice processing, collections, reconciliations, reporting, tax, planning under human oversight.
• Auditability, security, data lineage, accountability driving AI adoption decisions, with buyers demanding demonstrated gains in productivity, accuracy, or financial impact.
• Hybrid operating models gaining ground, mixing outsourcing with shared services, global capability centers, retained teams to orchestrate end-to-end workflows.

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