Planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and profitability with AI.
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A Gartner survey of 160 finance leaders, conducted from January to April 2026, indicates that data extraction, accounts payable and receivable automation and report generation usually deliver results in about 9 to 10 months. More complex cases, such as forecasting or insight generation, take longer.
In May 2026 SAP announced a family of AI assistants for finance that coordinate specialized agents for the financial close, accounts receivable, billing, tax, treasury and planning. For now it is an announcement: the sources we reviewed give availability dates but no results measured at customers.
At SuiteConnect (February 2026), Oracle NetSuite announced a close supported by several agents that watch exceptions and progress, bank reconciliation with generative AI, and planning and reconciliation agents for its EPM module. It is a product announcement relayed by the trade press; it includes no customer results.