The more companies become digital and global, the more finance organizations need to step up their game. It's just not enough to report numbers, pay the bills, and secure steady cash flow. They must also deliver self-explaining, reliable financial information that provides the full story of how the business is performing in real time. But all too often, many financial teams struggle with isolated business systems full of inconsistent – and sometimes conflicting – information. From the perspective of Smitha Chowdavarapu, senior manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP, CFOs should consider process automation to serve the business more efficiently. Finance teams have access to such a massive volume of data that they are well-positioned to use digital technology – such as machine learning – to analyze and interpret information more quickly and accurately.