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AI August: The Summer of Smarter Finance

The Accountants Guide to GenAI

Date: August 19, 2026 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

Accounting teams face pressure to work faster while protecting accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness. GenAI promises speed, but unclear use cases and hidden risks leave many teams unsure what to trust or how to apply it safely.

This webinar shows where generative AI supports real accounting work and where it should stop. You'll see practical examples, risk checkpoints, and guardrails that help teams apply GenAI to daily tasks with control and confidence.

Key takeaways:

  • Know where GenAI helps and where judgment matters
  • Apply GenAI to reporting, close, and reconciliations
  • Build guardrails to protect data and accuracy

AI August: The Summer of Smarter Finance

Why AI Should Be Built On Trust

Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 2 pm ET (1 am PT)

Finance teams face growing pressure to use AI, but many still question the accuracy, risk, and control behind it. When outputs affect reporting, compliance, and cash flow, even small errors create real business impact and risk.

This webinar explains how to build trust into AI use in finance. Learn how to apply controls, understand limitations, and design workflows that keep teams in control while improving insight, confidence, and decision-making.

Key takeaways:

  • Identify risk areas in AI finance workflows today
  • Apply controls that improve output confidence levels
  • Build trust with explainable and transparent AI

CFO Guide to Practical AI in Finance

Recorded webinar

Adopting AI is the easy part. Using it well is where most finance teams get stuck. Many struggle to see where AI truly fits, which tools to trust, and how to apply it without adding risk to financial processes.

This session shares how finance leaders apply AI to automate work, improve forecasting, and gain clearer visibility into data. You'll learn practical steps to adopt AI, build trust, and expand use with confidence.

Key takeaways:

  • Identify where AI adds value in finance work
  • Learn steps to adopt AI with trust and control
  • Improve forecasting and detect anomalies faster

Upcoming Webinars in September

Upgrading the Finance Brain in the Age of AI

Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 2pm ET (11 am PT)

AI adoption pressure is rising across finance, but headlines rarely tell teams how to use it well. This session tackles flawed AI claims, weak adoption habits, and how to use new tools strategically.

AI neuroscientist Sarah Baldeo connects neuroscience, neuroaccounting, and AI practice for finance professionals. Learn how to train tools, read AI research with care, compare models, and build habits that strengthen cognition and judgment.

Key takeaways:

  • How to use AI strategically in finance
  • Why the finance brain is uniquely wired to leverage AI successfully
  • AI strategies that strengthen cognition and judgment 

A Finance Leader's Playbook for Trustworthy AI

Wed, Sept 16, 2026 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

Finance teams feel AI pressure, yet one wrong number can affect close, reporting, and confidence. This session addresses the trust gap with practical guidance for using AI where accuracy, audit trails, and human control matter most.

Join Stuart Langer, CPA, former CFO, and Sage Intacct product leader, as he defines finance-grade AI through real-world AP, GL, and ratio examples. See how confidence, control, and accountability shape safer AI adoption in finance.

Key takeaways:

  • When to "hire" AI for repeatable jobs
  • How to check vendor claims with evidence and clarity
  • Why finance-grade AI must be built for accuracy, consistency, and audit-readiness

What It Takes to Scale Through Acquisition

Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

Acquisition growth strains finance teams when reporting, controls, and operating habits differ by entity. Visibility drops, capital decisions become reactive, and acquired value can erode while teams are still trying to integrate the business.

In this webinar, entrepreneur and CPA Tim O’Reilly shares practical lessons from acquisition-led growth. Learn how finance standards, controls, governance, and operating discipline support scale after close.

Key takeaways:

  • Set financial standards that hold as entities scale well
  • Integrate finance and operations across acquired teams fast
  • Keep visibility and capital discipline across all entities

Building Dashboards that Drive Action

Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

Finance teams face pressure to explain results, defend forecasts, and answer questions fast. Dashboards packed with numbers rarely help. Leaders need context, trends, and clear signals they can trust when decisions are on the line.

This webinar shows how finance teams build dashboards that tell a clear story. You’ll see how role-based views, connected KPIs, and transparent forecasting help stakeholders understand performance and act with confidence:

  • See how dashboards guide real decisions
  • Build trust with clear finance narratives
  • Connect KPIs across finance and teams

Trust, Transparency, and Agentic AI

Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT)

Finance teams spend hours verifying AI outputs each week. Time spent validating results slows adoption and limits AI's potential. Join Sage to explore where productivity is lost, why transparency matters, and how finance leaders are building confidence in AI.

Review the latest IDC research on AI in finance. Learn where agentic AI is gaining traction, why explainability is becoming essential, and what finance leaders should consider as AI adoption grows.

Key takeaways:

  • Cut time spent checking AI outputs
  • Learn where agentic AI is used
  • Build trust with explainable AI

Sage Intacct Coffee Break

In less than 30 minutes you will...
  • See the depth and power of its reporting and insights
  • Learn how it gives you greater financial visibility
  • Explore ways AI-powered finance automates manual tasks
  • Watch how you can do multi-entity consolidations in minutes

On-demand Webinars

Explore our on-demand webinar library designed to help professionals and changemakers stay ahead of trends, strengthen their impact, and drive meaningful results.

AI-Powered FP&A

Forecasting and budgeting still rely on manual work and late data. This session shows how AI helps finance teams identify patterns, test scenarios, and improve forecast timing while keeping human review at the center of decisions.

Key takeaways:

  • Improve forecast accuracy and timing
  • Support scenario planning with data signals
  • Strengthen FP&A and audit insight

Scale Without Complexity Part 1:
Simplifying Multi Entity Finance

Managing multiple entities creates real friction, from slow closes to inconsistent reporting. This on-demand session shows how finance teams move faster, reduce manual steps, and stay compliant across currencies, regions, and ownership structures.

  • Faster multi-entity closes, fewer manual steps
  • Real-time visibility across regions and currencies
  • Built-in controls support cross-border compliance

Scale Without Complexity Part 2: 
Finance Workflows That Support Growth

When finance teams manage more entities, manual workflows slow the close, create intercompany confusion, and limit visibility. This webinar covers practical ways to handle consolidations, reporting, and compliance as the business grows.

  • Reduce manual multi-entity consolidations and rework
  • Gain real-time visibility across entities and regions
  • Build workflows that support growth and compliance

The Elite CFOs Guide to High Performance

Finance teams face real pressure: rising data volumes, manual workloads, and the constant need to guide growth while staying compliant. This on-demand webinar covers four habits that help finance teams move faster and make more confident decisions.

  • Move beyond slow, hindsight-driven reporting
  • Automate workflows, reduce manual effort
  • Make faster, more confident decisions

Catch up on what you’ve missed

Short on time? Browse more Sage Intacct on‑demand sessions built for busy finance leaders who want clear value, fast.

Finance teams are under constant pressure to explain results, defend forecasts, and answer questions fast. This webinar shows how to build dashboards that give stakeholders context, clear trends, and the signals they need to act.

  • See how dashboards guide real decisions
  • Build trust with clear finance narratives
  • Connect KPIs across finance and teams
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Manual AP quietly drains time, money, and control from your business. Disconnected systems, missed discounts, and slow closes hold your team back. Watch this on-demand session to see how AI-powered AP automation with embedded vendor payments helps.

  • Cut AP processing time by 50%
  • Reduce errors, duplicates, and late fees
  • Gain real-time visibility into spend
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Sage and SourceForge explore how AI helps finance teams automate manual work, close faster, and shift from reactive reporting to proactive decision-making.

  • Cut close cycles from weeks to days
  • How AI automates tedious work 
  • Real results: faster close, more insights
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Ed Kless and Bill Fuesz at Sage walk through 10 specific reasons QuickBooks holds growing businesses back. They cover integration gaps, tracking limitations, and the financial reporting shortfalls that get in the way when it's time to scale.

  • QuickBooks can't keep up with growth
  • Integration gaps that slow your team
  • Reporting limits that block smart decisions
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Aaron Harris, CTO at Sage, and Piers Tomlinson from FT Longitude break down what authentic AI means for finance. They cover continuous accounting, continuous assurance, and continuous insights, and how each one cuts cycles and speeds up decisions.

  • What authentic AI means for finance
  • Continuous accounting, assurance, and insights
  • Fewer cycles, sharper, faster decisions
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Blake Oliver, Stephan Kramer, and Jeremiah Edwards dig into where AI is actually landing in accounting and finance. They cover real-world applications, the challenges that come with them, and how the technology is reshaping roles and decisions.

  • AI's real role in accounting
  • The challenges the technology brings
  • How it reshapes roles and decisions
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Aaron Harris and Michael Smith share a practical, hype-free finance AI game plan for 2026. They break down where to start, what to trust, real use cases with clear guardrails, and the concrete next steps that actually deliver value this year.

  • Where to start with finance AI
  • Real use cases, clear guardrails
  • Concrete next steps for 2026
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