Transform HR with Finance and AI

I hope you're doing well. This week, while attending a conference, I made a comment about how reading comprehension has become an essential skill in the age of AI-generated content. With so much being produced by machines, the real differentiator is our ability to comprehend, interpret, and synthesize meaning.

Another equally significant skill for HR today is learning to work with Finance. The world of finance itself has transformed through AI — from traditional reporting to real-time prediction, from CapEx-heavy planning to outcome-based, subscription-driven models. HR must now learn to speak this new financial language.

The deck this week explores how HR can partner with Finance to quantify the value of AI — not through abstract metrics, but through P&L-linked impact. CFOs expect each AI initiative to tie directly to revenue growth, cost optimization, or risk reduction. For HR, this means adopting workload modeling as the bridge. By linking Job Descriptions, SOPs, and Tech Stacks to measurable Workloads, HR can simulate how AI shifts effort, improves productivity, and changes cost structures — translating talent decisions into financial impact.

The example of the Financial Analyst role captures this shift well. The function is moving from manual, report-driven work to predictive forecasting, value-based accounting, and ESG-linked financials — redefining what “finance talent” means in the AI era.

Ultimately, HR’s future capability is not just in understanding people and skills, but in expressing those insights in financial terms — ROI, free cash flow, and payback horizons. When HR learns to quantify transformation this way, it earns its place at the table as a true strategic partner to Finance.

I hope you find this deck helpful and that it sparks some new ideas