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Most CFOs Know AI Matters. Few Know How to Make It Work in Finance.
Bridge the gap between AI hype and financial execution. Access 47+ ready to use AI toolkits, the complete Claude Prompt Book for CFOs, and the structured AI for CFOs Course designed specifically for senior finance leaders and taught by Alankar Joshi, Affiliate Faculty at the Singapore Management University (SMU) CFO Programme.
No credit card required · Zero coding background needed
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Ready-to-Use AI Toolkits
170+
Production Ready Claude Prompts
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CFO Office Domains Covered
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Finance Leaders in the LinkedIn Community
THE REALITY OF AI IN FINANCE TODAY
The Board Wants an AI Strategy. Your Team Needs Practical Tools.
Corporate finance is ground zero for the generative AI revolution. Industry research indicates an adoption rate of nearly 79% in financial planning functions yet a critical implementation gap persists across the majority of finance teams. While executive boards demand "AI strategies," busy finance teams are left struggling with generic tools that fail to respect basic accounting standards, lack financial context, or produce hallucinations that compromise regulatory compliance.
Time strapped finance leaders do not need another high-level theory course or a complex coding boot camp. You need a structured, low-risk framework to pilot AI across your existing workflows today combining SMU grade academic rigor with battle tested, zero code toolkits built specifically for the unique demands of the CFO office.
TRADITIONAL FINANCE OPERATIONS | AI-ENABLED FINANCE OPERATIONS |
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Siloed Investor Prep:
Earnings Q&A preparation requiring hours of manual drafting and senior review cycles. | Investor Ready Narratives:
Specialized CustomGPTs generating compliant MD&A commentary and board ready language in minutes. |
COGS Only Margins:
Profitability analysis limited by basic ledger allocations that miss hidden cost layers. | Cost-to-Serve Margins:
Fully-loaded CTS allocations mapped to every SKU and customer using the 5 Component Framework. |
Lagging Cash Forecasts:
Backward looking projections built on static spreadsheets with manual assumptions. | Predictive Cash Flow:
Rolling 13 week forecasts driven by structured AI models with live scenario simulation. |
Manual Variance Analysis:
Days spent extracting and reconciling transaction data across siloed systems. | Instant Variance Commentary:
AI driven analysis generating board ready commentary in minutes from raw ledger exports. |
Real Toolkits. Real Finance Outputs.
Three examples from our library of 47+ AI toolkits each purpose-built for a specific CFO office workflow. Click a tab to explore.
CLAUDE SKILL FP&A & PROFITABILITY
WHAT IT DOES
The Cost-to-Serve Analyzer is a Claude Skill a pre-configured AI capability you install directly into your Claude profile. Upload a transaction dataset and the skill allocates all five cost layers (Direct, Support, Transaction, Complexity, and Working Capital) to every customer and product in your portfolio.
WHAT YOU GET
An 8-tab, formula driven Excel workbook with an Executive Summary, CTS by Customer, CTS by Product, CTS by Segment, Working Capital analysis, and a built-in Scenario Simulator with Conservative, Base Case, and Aggressive presets. Every cell uses live formulas no hardcoded values, no black boxes.
WHEN TO USE IT
Quarterly portfolio reviews, pricing decisions, SKU rationalization, working capital improvement programs, and board presentations where you need to show the executive team exactly which customers and products are genuinely profitable.
7 Capability Areas
4 Maturity Stages
MIT CISR Research
30 Min to Complete
These are three tools from a library of 47+ AI toolkits spanning FP&A, Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Risk, and Investor Relations. Browse the full Toolkit Store →
PRACTITIONER-LED EDUCATION
Meet Your Instructor: Alankar Joshi
Alankar Joshi is a finance leader, serial entrepreneur, and executive educator who bridges the gap between emerging artificial intelligence and practical corporate finance. He serves as Affiliate Faculty for the Financial Planning & Analysis and Long Term Financial Planning modules within the Chief Financial Officer Programme at Singapore Management University (SMU).
Over a 25-year career spanning consulting, investing, and corporate leadership across the Asia Pacific region, Alankar has served as a corporate CFO, co-founded a Singapore based HR technology startup, and established Palimala Ventures Pte. Ltd. He holds an MBA from IESE Business School and has completed all three levels of the CFA Programme.
As an executive educator, Alankar has taught and coached C level executives in executive education programmes at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Asian Institute of Management. He founded AIforCFO.com to deliver immediate, operational utility to finance teams, drawing on his experience advising mid-market enterprises on AI adoption, governance, and financial transformation.
Affiliate Faculty SMU CFO Programme
MBA IESE Business School
CFA Programme All 3 Levels Completed
25+ Years in Finance Leadership
EXECUTIVE VALIDATION
Trusted by Senior Finance Leaders Globally
"Time-strapped finance leaders need AI training that works in the real world. This course delivers clear, practical ways to use AI across strategy, finance operations and communication."
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Nilesh Zaveri
CFO & COO APAC, Warner Bros
"My experience leading AI pilots made it clear that finance teams need guidance, not just tools. This course provides the structure teams need and equips them to start getting results with AI."
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Balakumar H
Director & Head of Finance Operations, BP
"CFOs everywhere are grappling with AI's real impact and lack a structured way to learn it. This course cuts through the noise with a clear, practical path to understanding and applying AI to real business decisions."
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Abhishek Shah
Founding Partner & COO, Menyala (ex-CFO, IBM Indonesia)
"In a complex, regulated industry like mine, AI can feel overwhelming without structure. This practitioner-led program stands out for helping large finance teams build real AI readiness across the organisation."
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Sachin Mahajan
Business Head, Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management
"As someone who teaches in academia and trains executives, I was struck by how execution focused AI for CFOs: Strategic & Operational Mastery is. It moves past theory and focuses on what finance leaders can act on immediately."
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Shirish Rangnekar
Visiting Professor, Singapore Management University & SP Jain School of Global Management, Ex-Citi
"CFOs everywhere are grappling with AI's real impact and lack a structured way to learn it. This course cuts through the noise with a clear, practical path to understanding and applying AI to real business decisions."
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Abhishek Shah
Founding Partner & COO, Menyala (ex-CFO, IBM Indonesia)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Completely. The entire curriculum and all 47 toolkits are built for zero code implementation. You will not write a single line of code. If you can work in Excel and navigate a web browser, you have everything you need. The focus is on strategic financial leadership using AI interfaces like Claude and ChatGPT as powerful operational assistants, not on building software.
The course is fully self-paced with lifetime access. Delivered through screen recorded video lessons built around real use cases, the program is designed to be completed at a pace that allows you to apply each concept as you go building your own portfolio of AI projects and capabilities, rather than rushing through content. There are no deadlines, no cohort schedules, and no expiry dates. You can move through the material at the pace that fits your schedule, and return to any module or toolkit at any time.
Yes. All enrolled learners receive free lifetime updates to the course content, toolkits, and the Claude Prompt Book as AI tools and best practices evolve. Given the pace of change in generative AI, this is a significant commitment and it means your investment today remains relevant as the landscape shifts. Updates are pushed automatically to your course library.
Yes. Upon completing all 9 modules, you will receive a verified digital certificate of completion from AIforCFO.com. The certificate documents your completion of the AI for CFOs: Strategic & Operational Mastery program and is suitable for LinkedIn, continuing professional development (CPD) records, and internal learning and development portfolios.
Yes. Organizations enrolling five or more team members qualify for preferred group pricing and dedicated onboarding support. We can also design customized cohort programs with private workshops, tailored use case development, and direct advisory sessions with Alankar Joshi. To discuss corporate licensing or receive an enterprise proposal, contact us at connect@aiforcfo.com.
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