Wiley · September 29, 2026
The AI-Ready CFO
A Strategic Guide to Evaluating and Implementing AI, Automation, and Analytics
by Glenn Hopper
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ISBN: 9781394415885 · Hardcover · Ebook available at publication
Finance leaders are under pressure from every direction. Boards want an AI strategy. Teams are already using tools in the shadows. Audit and compliance stakes have never been higher, and the talent pipeline keeps thinning. Yet most enterprise AI projects still fail, and they fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the technology.
The AI-Ready CFO is the first comprehensive playbook written specifically for finance leaders who need to move from cautious experimentation to disciplined, scalable AI adoption. Drawing on real implementations at organizations like eBay, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo, Glenn Hopper delivers a practitioner's guide forged in the operational reality of legacy systems, messy data, and unforgiving regulatory frameworks.
This is the book for CFOs who need to translate technical hype into P&L impact without sacrificing a single line of internal control.
What's Inside
A 90-day execution model that takes AI initiatives from pilot to production without stalling in committee
ROI that goes beyond headcount cuts, with frameworks for measuring accuracy gains, cycle-time compression, and audit-risk reduction
Governance built for finance, covering model validation, explainability, and compliance guardrails designed around SOX, GAAP, and IFRS
A function-by-function tool map spanning FP&A, treasury, tax, internal audit, and controllership
The case for CFO leadership, explaining why the finance function is the natural center of gravity for enterprise AI and how to claim that role
Written for Practitioners
Whether you're a CFO fielding board questions about AI strategy, a controller exploring automation for the close, or an FP&A leader trying to separate signal from noise, this book meets you where you are and gives you a path forward.
- CFOs and finance executives evaluating AI investments
- Controllers and accounting leaders modernizing operations
- FP&A professionals building data-driven forecasting
- Finance transformation leaders driving change programs
- CIOs and CTOs partnering with finance on AI initiatives
About the Author
Glenn Hopper is the founder of RoboCFO.ai and the author of three books on AI in finance. He serves as a CFO Program instructor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, a faculty member at AICPA & CIMA, and a published instructor at Corporate Finance Institute and LinkedIn Learning.
His work has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, Business Insider, and CFO Brew. He hosts the FP&A Today podcast and speaks regularly at conferences including the FATE Conference, AICPA Future of Finance, NetSuite SuiteWorld, and Harvard's D3 Institute.
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Available September 29, 2026. Hardcover ships approximately three weeks before publication. Ebook available at launch.