In this episode of&nbsp;Planning Aces, we spotlight FP&A insights from three CFOs leading innovation with discipline:&nbsp;Chris Sands (InvoiceCloud),&nbsp;Steve Sutter (Celigo), and&nbsp;Niels Boon (Cint). Each shares how finance is shaping AI, go-to-market models, and data-driven transformation without losing rigor. From building an “AI Ops” function and embedding finance in sales strategy, to piloting AI tools in small, staged experiments, these leaders treat innovation as a managed process. Our resident thought leader joins to connect the dots, emphasizing structure, clear metrics, and portfolio thinking as the new essentials of FP&A.Chris Sands&nbsp;leans into&nbsp;organizational design, reallocating talent into a formal AI Ops team and emphasizing change champions.Steve Sutter&nbsp;focuses on&nbsp;commercial mechanics, tying FP&A to sales economics, talent mix, and scale-up guardrails.Niels Boon&nbsp;emphasizes&nbsp;risk-staged innovation, using small pilots for operational wins while ring-fencing bold synthetic-data bets as long-horizon R&D.

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