1、The CFO ReportGartner answers top CFO challenges1Q26Source:Gartner3 ways CFOs can integrate competitive differentiation into decision-making processesDevelop customized AI use cases.Evaluable spending based on differentiated capabilities.Leverage the unique complementarities in your CEO relationship
2、.The CFO ReportFollow Us on LinkedIn Sign Up for Our Newsletter Become a Client2Integrate differentiation into your 2026 decision-making processTo hit the ground running in 2026,its not enough for CFOs to have clarity on their areas of competitive differentiation they must also integrate that unders
3、tanding into a variety of internal operations.Three key areas where CFOs can do so are AI use cases,their CEO relationship and cost.Use this edition of The CFO Report to enhance decision making in 2026 and strengthen your enterprise impact.n=183Q.Considering the following types of use cases for AI w
4、ithin your finance function(intelligent process automation,anomaly and error detection,analytics,operational assistance and augmentation,and other),please indicate the adoption stage for each type.Source:2025 Gartner AI in Finance Survey40%Planned25%30%25%4%16%ScalingDeveloping pilots84%of finance t
5、eams are in planning or deployment with AI.No planned implementationUsing20%0%Most finance teams are moving ahead on AI but very few are scalingUse of AI in finance,2025 Percentage of respondentsCFO CHALLENGEThe CFO ReportFollow Us on LinkedIn Sign Up for Our Newsletter Become a Client3What are the
6、most impactful AI use cases for finance in 2026?Fifty-nine percent of finance organizations report using AI,according to our 2025 Gartner AI in Finance Survey.Thats progress but the figure is similar to the 58%who reported using AI in 2024,indicating that adoption has slowed.One challenge finance or