Smart Finance: Quantifying AI ROI

Every CFO is asked to quantify AI ROI before approving budget. The good news: measurable benefits are available across three categories.

Time savings: Hours saved per cycle multiplied by fully-loaded labor cost. Document baselines before deployment.

Accuracy gains: Reduced reforecasting cycles, fewer audit adjustments, lower error-correction costs.

Decision velocity: Faster scenario planning enables earlier strategic responses. Hardest to quantify, but often the largest value pool.