
What building an AI-native finance function taught me
Sarah Friar details OpenAI's transition to an AI-native finance function characterized by a zero-day close and continuous forecasting.
Why it matters
Automating data assembly allows finance teams to shift from manual record-keeping to strategic analysis, enabling leaders to act more quickly as business conditions change.
The details
- OpenAI uses a bottom-up approach by giving employees AI access for experimentation.
- Finance professionals are using ChatGPT Work and Codex to build custom technical tools.
- Human review remains central to ensure AI outputs are accurate and consistent.
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OpenAI built IR-GPT as a custom investor relations tool.
Sarah Friar works at OpenAI
Sarah Friar serves as CFO at OpenAI.
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