01 / 06
The CFO AI Leadership Training
For CFOs and Finance Directors who need a practical leadership position, clear priorities and an actionable direction for AI in finance.
Craig Clarkson FCCA
Practical AI guidance
that works in the
finance functionand
stands up in the
boardroom.
I help CFOs turn AI from noise and experimentation into practical improvements in finance capacity, control and decision-making.
Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant·Finance transformation leader·Founder of Altay AI
Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant
Finance Director & Financial Controller experience
ERP, EPM and finance operating-model leadership
Practical AI strategy and implementation
Founder of Altay AI
A point of view
Finance does not need more AI activity. It needs more value.
Licences, pilots and isolated prompts do not constitute an AI strategy. Value appears when AI is connected to a defined finance problem, given the right context and governed as part of the finance operating model.
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Premium training for finance leaders.
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02 / 06
Finance AI Catch-Up
A focused executive or leadership-team briefing on what is changing, what matters for finance and what leaders should do next.
03 / 06
Finance AI Opportunity Sprint
A focused diagnostic that identifies and prioritises valuable AI opportunities across the finance function.
04 / 06
Finance AI Champions
Capability-building training for the finance professionals who will support safe, practical AI adoption.
05 / 06
The AI-Enabled Finance Manager
Practical training that helps finance managers improve analysis, communication and personal productivity using AI responsibly.
06 / 06
CFO AI Operating Model
An executive engagement to define how AI should be owned, governed and delivered within finance.
Three ways to work with Craig
Learn. Advise. Deliver.
Learn
Training and resources
Training, executive briefings, workshops and digital resources for CFOs and finance teams.
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Advise
Advisory and fractional leadership
One-to-one advisory sessions, board advice and fractional leadership for finance AI.
Book or inquire
Deliver
Delivery with Altay AI
Diagnostics, use-case delivery and larger transformation engagements supported by Altay AI.
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Proof of practice
I do not only talk about finance AI. I build and use it.
I design and use AI tools, agents and workflows every day across finance transformation and programme delivery — executive reporting, programme governance, opportunity assessment, knowledge retrieval and finance workflow automation.
Writing
Writing on AI and the changing Office of the CFO.
CFO AI Strategy6 min read
There is no single thing called AI for finance
Governance and Control7 min read
The real AI risk in finance is loss of control
CFO AI Strategy5 min read
CFOs cannot wait for AI best practice to appear
Practical Use Cases6 min read
Why rules-based finance is a sensible place to begin
Finance Transformation8 min read
Tactical AI versus another big-bang transformation
Finance Operating Model5 min read
Finance teams need better decisions, not simply more technology
About
I have spent my career inside the finance problems I now help organisations solve.
Finance leadership. Financial control. Finance transformation. ERP and EPM delivery. Operating-model change. And now, practical AI implementation across the Office of the CFO.
More about CraigForthcoming book
AI for the CFO(working title)
Altay AI
Strategy supported by delivery.
Altay AI is my consultancy, delivering practical AI transformation for the Office of the CFO. Where an engagement needs a full consulting, engineering and implementation team, that team comes from Altay AI.
Start with the finance problem
Working out what AI should mean for your finance function?
You do not need a completed strategy or technical brief. Start with the finance problem, the pressure you are under or the outcome you need to achieve.