The Accidental CFO – The Apprenticeship Gap: If AI Does the Grunt Work, How Do We Train Future CFOs?
Stories and lessons from an unexpected journey in finance. Finance leaders are thrilled AI can consolidate messy ERP exports in seconds. The narrative is everywhere: “Let AI handle the grunt work so junior analysts can be strategic!” It sounds like a perfect ROI. But it ignores a fundamental truth of how finance professionals actually develop. By automating the struggle, we are confusing waste with friction. The Hidden Curriculum of “Grunt Work” When a junior analyst spends hours tracking down…
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