Finance Leadership Speaker

AI Expert for Finance Leadership Sessions

Helping CFOs and Finance Leaders Move from AI Curiosity to Practical Action

Ashok Manthena at Netflix

Ashok Manthena with Kimberly Mills on a fireside chat at Netflix

Why Invite Ashok to Your Finance Leadership Session

If you are looking for an AI expert who can speak credibly to CFOs and senior finance leaders, Ashok Manthena brings a rare combination of deep finance experience and real-world AI execution. He understands the pressures finance leaders face: close timelines, audit scrutiny, data integrity, and accountability, and frames AI in a way that resonates with how CFOs actually operate.

Finance leadership teams value Ashok not just for his technical understanding of AI, but for his ability to translate AI into practical, finance-ready decisions, making him a trusted voice for executive discussions, offsites, and strategic sessions.

Ashok Manthena

Ashok Manthena

Finance & AI Expert

Ashok Manthena is a seasoned Finance & AI expert who has worked across global enterprises including Google and Gap, advising finance organizations on responsible and effective AI adoption within the Office of the CFO.

His work focuses on practical, finance-grade AI aligned with internal controls, auditability, and real operating constraints, not experimentation for its own sake.

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Areas of Expertise

Accounts Payable (AP)
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Controllership & Close
FP&A
Tax
Treasury
Finance Operations & Shared Services

What to Expect from a Session with Ashok

Audience: Finance leadership teams (non-technical)

How AI is actually used in finance today

Real examples across close, reconciliations, accruals, forecasting, compliance, and analytics

Where AI works and where it breaks

Clear guidance on what should and should not be automated in finance

From tools to systems of action

Why point AI tools fail and how to think about agentic finance workflows

Governance, controls, and risk

Adopting AI without compromising auditability, compliance, or trust

A practical finance AI roadmap

What to pilot first, how to sequence use cases, and how to measure ROI

Format: Interactive, leadership-focused, and designed for alignment, not technical overload

Ideal For

Finance leadership offsites
CFO & VP Finance strategy sessions
Finance transformation workshops
Executive leadership briefings
Board and audit committee education

About Ashok

A leading voice in AI for Finance, combining deep finance domain expertise with hands-on enterprise AI execution

Frequent speaker on AI in finance and the future of the CFO role
Author and thought leader on practical AI adoption
Creator of the Agent CFO perspective—AI that augments, not replaces, finance leadership

Grounded in real finance workflows, not theoretical AI research

Selected Writing and Thought Leadership

Ashok's work has been published across leading global finance platforms, covering AI adoption, finance transformation, and the future of the CFO.

FPA Trends CFO University FPA Trends Association for Finance Professionals Association for Finance Professionals Corporate Finance Institute CFO.com FPA Trends Go Virtual Office Top Advisor World Finance Forum Finance Alliance CFO University Association for Finance Professionals AICPA CIMA