OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has shared five lessons from building an AI-native finance function focused on faster decisions, stronger controls, and measurable business value.
OpenAI is working toward a zero-day financial close and continuously updated forecasting by connecting financial data, operating evidence, statistical models, and AI tools.
Finance employees are also using ChatGPT Work and Codex to build custom dashboards and applications for forecasting, procurement, tax, and investor relations. Friar emphasizes maintaining human accountability, source traceability, access controls, and approval processes while measuring AI based on completed work, costs, accuracy, speed, and decision quality.
