Finance is being asked to do more than ever before: Deliver faster insight. Shape strategic decisions. Lead the organisation’s approach to AI. 

But inside many finance teams, the reality is very different. 

Analysts are still spending the majority of their time gathering, cleaning, and reconciling data across disconnected systems. By the time the numbers are ready, the moment to influence the decision has often passed. 

That disconnect is where this episode of Journey to AI-Ready Finance begins. 

Rather than framing this as a talent or tooling issue, we explore the deeper architectural problem. How fragmented systems, inconsistent metrics, and spreadsheet-heavy workflows quietly trap finance in a cycle of preparation instead of insight. 

We also unpack why dashboards often fall short. They tell you what happened, but rarely why it happened. And that gap is exactly where strategic value should live. 

 Featuring Jiri Manas (COO, Keboola) and Jakub Žalio (Group CTO, CreditInfo), this first episode of a three-part series is essential listening for all CFOs. 

If AI is on your agenda, this conversation is a reality check. Because without fixing the foundations, AI doesn’t solve the problem—it scales it.