Finance leaders build judgment and gain experience by doing the work throughout their career. But what happens when agents do the work instead? Workiva CFO Barbara Larson joins The Pre-Read to talk about her first six months in the role and the talent pipeline risk she thinks is flying under the radar: a generation of finance leaders who are skilled at directing AI but may not have the experience to recognize when something breaks. In this episode: • Why the path to CFO is about doing work and growing financial skills alongside AI • How to build a finance culture where people are ready to lead • What the CFO of 2035 will need to prove to compete against AI numbers • Why finance leaders should focus less on pursuing the CFO title, and more time learning the skills necessary to identify and respond to risk Subscribe for episodes on the issues shaping finance, audit, risk, and sustainability at the C-suite level. #CFO #NextCFO #CFOLeadership #AIinFinance #AgenticAI #ThePreRead #Workiva » Subscribe to Workiva: https://www.youtube.com/@Workiva Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK) powers trust, transparency, and accountability. Finance, accounting, sustainability, risk, and audit teams from more than 6,500 organizations, including over 85% of Fortune 1,000 companies, rely on Workiva for their mission-critical work. We transform how customers connect data, unify processes, and empower teams in a secure, audit-ready, intelligent platform. Learn more at workiva.com. Connect with Workiva Online! » Visit Workiva.com: https://www.workiva.com/ » Follow Workiva on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workiva/ » Follow Workiva on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workiva/ » Check out the Workiva podcast, “The Pre-Read”: https://www.workiva.com/podcast/the-pre-read

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