Stan Zabolotsky, Group CFO at The Flexi Group, shared insights on finance sector evolution during a recent interview. He predicts AI will fundamentally shift finance roles from creating reports to analyzing data, with analysts spending only 10-20% of their time on model building compared to the current 80%, leading to leaner organizations with fewer middle management layers.

This leads to his belief that communication skills are the most critical capability for finance leaders, as the role focuses on simplifying complex data for stakeholders rather than conducting sophisticated analysis.