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CFOs are building AI apps now?!

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

AI Accounting Daily
Hey, Accounting Pros!
Welcome back to AI Accounting Daily.
Today, a CFO builds an AI app in 30 minutes and skips the IT line. You also see why firms spend 10 hours on data entry while a 56 point gap holds them back. Then we break down the new AI profit tricks that drop the big tech bill from the slide. These three stories may change how you judge tools, time, and startup claims.

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I documented 47 processes while eating a sandwich.

I documented 47 processes while eating a sandwich.

I'd been putting it off for two years. The processes were in my head, in random Google Docs, in Slack threads I couldn't find. Every new hire meant re-explaining everything from scratch. Again.


I knew I should document. I just didn't have three months to write a novel about how we do things.


That's not a character flaw. That's a tool problem.


So I tried Trainual. Typed a few bullet points. Hit "Compose."

The AI wrote the whole SOP for me. Formatted. Ready to assign. 47 processes documented. Lunch break. Sandwich intact.


Now my team finds answers without asking me. New hires onboard themselves.

I stopped being the walking Wikipedia of this company.


Try Trainual. Take your lunch back.

Latest in Accounting AI

1

CFOs Can Build AI Apps in 30 Minutes. No Coding.

CFOs are building AI apps now. Not approving them. Building them. Thirty minutes, no code, no waiting on IT. That workflow you've been 'planning to automate'? Someone in finance just shipped it before lunch.
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2

AI Wants Your Data Entry. Take It, Please.

You spend 10+ hours a week on data entry. Hate every minute. AI offers to do it for free and suddenly you're like 'actually I'm good.' 79% of firms want automation. 23% have it. That 56-point gap? Not a tech problem.
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3

How AI Founders Make Bad Margins Look Good

AI founders are reporting 'contribution margin' now. Sounds fancy. It excludes compute costs. You know, the thing that makes AI work. Strip out the most expensive part of running the business and suddenly margins look great. Some are also reporting 'net revenue retention' that ignores churn. Accountants used to call this creative accounting. Now it's just pitch deck strategy.
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AI Applications

1. 🤝 Dealfront automates website visitor identification and lead enrichment so firm owners identify high-intent prospects, build a predictable sales pipeline, and grow advisory revenue.

2. 🤝 zoominfo prioritizes ideal client segments and buyer intent data so accounting firms can build a predictable pipeline and profitably grow their advisory services.

3. 🤝 Softr builds secure, no-code client portals and live dashboards to automate client document collection, eliminating version chaos and freeing capacity for advisory.

4. 🧾 Shoeboxed automates receipt scanning and expense categorization so accounting firms eliminate manual data entry, reduce errors, and gain accurate, auditable client expense records.

5. AskYourPDF turns static client documents into interactive chats so your team extracts insights, curbs manual review time and delivers advisory-ready summaries to clients faster.

6. Descript automates audio and video editing so your firm produces client updates, training, and webinars efficiently, reducing production time while maintaining professional-quality content.

7. Windsor ai consolidates cross-channel data into live dashboards so firm owners eliminate manual Excel reconciliation and provide clients with proactive, data-backed advisory insights.

Updates in AI

1

AI Is Free in 2026. Empathy Isn’t.

AI's about to be free. Every firm gets the same tools, same speed, same insights. So what's left? The 9pm panic call. The hard succession talk. Turns out the robots made empathy premium. Hope you've been practicing.
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2

All This AI Chaos Started On A Private Jet

Sam Altman got fired because of a podcast. Recorded on a private jet. He hyped AGI timelines a little too hard, the board panicked, and four days later he was out. Satya Nadella found out via text. The whole thing nearly torched OpenAI. The full story is somehow dumber than you'd expect.
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3

AI Runs HR. Soft Skills Become the Real Perk.

AI swallowed HR's grunt work. Scheduling, compliance, paperwork. All automated. And now everyone's panicking because the only thing left requires... talking to humans. Coaching. Conflict resolution. Actually reading a room. The skills everyone called 'soft' for 30 years? They're the whole job now. Good luck hiring for that.
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Prompt of the Day

Create Job Descriptions for Accounting Roles
**Role:** You are an **HR and recruiting specialist** who writes clear, compelling job descriptions for accounting firm roles. **Action:** Write a **job description** for the position **[INSERT ROLE TITLE]**. **Context:** - Audience: potential accounting candidates - Goal: attract qualified applicants and communicate firm culture - Tone: professional, positive, and inviting - Style: clear sections with concise bullet points - Variables: - **Role Title:** [INSERT TITLE, e.g., Staff Accountant, Tax Manager] - **Firm Name:** [INSERT COMPANY NAME] - **Work Environment:** [Remote / Hybrid / In-Office] - **Location (optional):** [INSERT CITY OR STATE] - Structure: 1. Overview of the role 2. Key responsibilities 3. Required qualifications 4. Preferred skills 5. Benefits and firm culture 6. Application instructions - Output Length: **300–500 words**