Archive - Interviews with CFOs about AI

The best Claude-first FP&A teams are working >90% faster than legacy teams

After interviewing six finance leaders about how they’re actually using AI, one advantage keeps showing up among the most advanced FP&A teams.

Sep 2 • Julian Rowlands and Cashboard

August 2026

Gusto's finance team rebuilt its forecasting stack from scratch with AI

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOS ABOUT AI | EPISODE 6

Aug 19 • Julian Rowlands

How Austin Hostetler, Alpine Energy’s Head of Finance, tripled his team’s productivity with Claude

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOS ABOUT AI | EPISODE 5

Aug 7 • Cashboard

July 2026

How AI helps Ashkon Farmand run a 1-person finance team as VP Finance @ Payroll Integrations

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOS ABOUT AI | EPISODE 4

Jul 21 • Cashboard

Sowmya Ranganathan, former Open AI Controller, on Inventing the future of agentic accounting

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOS ABOUT AI | EPISODE 3

Jul 9 • Cashboard

June 2026

CFO Ray Anderson uses Claude to automate BvAs and run a financial forecasting engine

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOs ABOUT AI | EPISODE 2

Jun 16 • Cashboard

How ex-CFO Jesse Rubenfeld uses AI to analyze business performance, and uses software to continuously close his books

INTERVIEWS WITH CFOs ABOUT AI | EPISODE 1

Jun 3 • Cashboard

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