{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"When AI forecasts cash in real time, will treasurers finally trust the numbers?","description":" Cash flow forecasting and liquidity confidence have become defining priorities for CFOs and finance&amp;nbsp;leaders, yet&amp;nbsp;both&amp;nbsp;remain&amp;nbsp;persistent&amp;nbsp;challenges across organizations.&amp;nbsp;   Two studies, APQC\u2019s&amp;nbsp;Cash Flow and Liquidity Management Practices&amp;nbsp;Report&amp;nbsp;and the 2025 EY&amp;nbsp;Global DNA of the Treasurer&amp;nbsp;Survey,&amp;nbsp;found that even with automation,&amp;nbsp;AI&amp;nbsp;and analytics, many finance teams&amp;nbsp;may&amp;nbsp;struggle to trust their&amp;nbsp;source&amp;nbsp;data and forecast with accuracy.&amp;nbsp;   In this episode of the&amp;nbsp;EY Better Finance: CFO Insights&amp;nbsp;podcast, host Myles Corson speaks with Kelley&amp;nbsp;Pruetz, Principal Research Leader at APQC, and Francois Holzman, EY Global Treasury and Commodities Leader, about how CFOs and treasurers can improve cash visibility and strengthen liquidity management.&amp;nbsp;   They discuss why forecasting&amp;nbsp;remains&amp;nbsp;difficult in an era of technology-enabled finance and how leading organizations&amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;improve&amp;nbsp;collaboration, data&amp;nbsp;transparency&amp;nbsp;and agility to make more confident decisions.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;   Follow the&amp;nbsp;EY Better Finance: CFO Insights&amp;nbsp;podcast for more conversations with global CFOs and finance leaders.&amp;nbsp;Find out more&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;ey.com\/betterfinance.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Key takeaways:&amp;nbsp;    Discover why cash&amp;nbsp;flow forecasting&amp;nbsp;remains&amp;nbsp;a persistent challenge for treasurers&amp;nbsp;and CFOs&amp;nbsp;despite advances in automation and analytics.&amp;nbsp;       Explore how cross-functional collaboration&amp;nbsp;can help&amp;nbsp;finance and treasury&amp;nbsp;teams&amp;nbsp;break down silos to&amp;nbsp;improve forecasting accuracy and&amp;nbsp;liquidity&amp;nbsp;resilience.&amp;nbsp;       Recognize how \u201ctransformative treasurers\u201d&amp;nbsp;can redefine&amp;nbsp;value creation through mentorship,&amp;nbsp;collaboration&amp;nbsp;and strategic leadership.&amp;nbsp;     \u00a9 2025 Ernst &amp;amp; Young Global Limited  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Better Finance: CFO Insights podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/tbfps.eybetterfinance.libsynpro.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39411750\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196573040"}