Could an automated assistant report to a chief financial officer? A robot vice-president, after all, might be ideal for repetitive tasks like looking up data from statements and preparing charts. Some support functions like billing and collections are mundane and mistake-prone enough that it seems better not to inflict them on a human. A financial automation company called Emagia has developed an Alexa-like digital assistant specifically for those tasks: It can provide answers and predictions related to billing, payments, and cash flow. The company says Gia, which communicates by voice and chat, is compatible with enterprise software like SAP, which is used for things like accounting.