AI, automation redraw finance jobs: FP&A leads hiring as routine accounting roles continue to shrink

The finance function has seen a continued transformation over the last couple of years and much of that is being driven by automation rather than artificial intelligence (AI). Organisations are either no longer hiring or are actively cutting repetitive job roles that are now handed over to automation tools, while AI adoption continues in a more measured manner across India Inc, according to chief financial officers (CFOs) and staffing heads of leading recruitment firms.