SAPinsider Research Webinar: The Office of the SAP CFO and the Future of Finance
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
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Key Takeaways
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54% of organizations have migrated to SAP S/4HANA, positioning themselves for AI-driven transformation.
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69% use AI in finance; those in production report faster cycle times and less manual effort.
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47% of organizations prioritize automating the financial close, yet 42% still take over 8 days to close their books.
As regulatory complexity, cyber risk, and economic volatility converge, the Office of the SAP CFO is being pushed beyond stewardship into a new role as strategic co‑pilot of the enterprise. At the same time, most SAP-centric finance organizations remain stuck at an “established but not optimized” maturity plateau, constrained by fragmented data, manual close processes, and slow, spreadsheet-driven reporting that limit the impact of AI and automation.
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In this research-driven session, SAPinsider will unpack findings from the 2025 benchmark study of 110 SAP-centric organizations to show how leading finance teams are modernizing the core, automating the close, and building an AI-ready data foundation on SAP S/4HANA. You will see how “optimized” organizations are using solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Financial Closing, SAP Business Warehouse, and complementary close automation tools to move toward a continuous close, cut cycle times from week-long marathons to as little as 1–3 days, and free scarce finance talent for higher-value analysis and business partnership.
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Join this webinar to learn how to:
Explore related questions
- Identify where your finance organization sits on the SAPinsider maturity curve and what separates “established” from “optimized” finance teams in SAP environments.
- Use your SAP S/4HANA journey to consolidate financial activities, standardize data with Universal Journal, and lay the foundation for AI-enabled forecasting and anomaly detection.
- Accelerate the shift from efficiency to automation in the financial close, including practical steps toward a continuous close powered by orchestration and close automation tools.
- Overcome the top barriers to AI adoption in finance—organizational complexity, security and privacy concerns, and competing priorities—through focused pilots, governance, and change management.
This session is designed for CFOs, controllers, finance transformation leaders, and SAP program owners who want to turn SAP S/4HANA, AI, and automation into tangible gains in financial performance, risk management, and strategic agility.
