Digital Finance in 2017: Annual Budgets Cease as AI and Machine Learning Take Center Stage

This opens the door for a new generation of millennial talent - who have come to expect technology to pave the way for their career paths in a way yet to be seen. "Most CFOs today began their journey to the top spot in lower level management accounting or analyst roles. Having these roles replaced by machines will have a dramatic impact to career paths and the way we think about the various jobs in finance," commented Klimas. We have already started to see this focus be realized, with three of the top 10 companies slated to hire the most 2016 college graduates according to LinkedIn Research falling into the accounting and consulting space.