Naomi Secor
Episode Summary: At this pivotal and transitional moment in shared services and global business services (GBS), five words sum up the historic importance of what autonomous finance and artificial intelligence are doing right now, according to SSON Global Managing Director Naomi Secor:
“Transforming how work gets done.”
As Secor speaks to the Emagia AI For Finance Podcast about what the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON)’s Research & Analytics division has been finding, it becomes evident that autonomous finance and GenAI are no longer “the future” – These technologies are better described as: here, now. Notably, more than half the respondents of SSON’s autonomous enterprise event have automated at least a few processes within the last year and a staggering 85% are actively investing in such technologies.
That’s not to say adoption is moving in a straight line or as fast as some forward-thinking financial leaders would prefer. A number of obstacles remain. Secor details these struggles as well as some early wins – both big picture and niche – for autonomous finance first-movers during this insightful bonus episode of the podcast dedicated to the transformative potential of AI in shared services and GBS.
Speaker highlights: As global managing director at the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), Naomi Secor is responsible for the strategic direction and continuous growth of all SSON customer channels. That includes SSON Events, SSON Digital, SSON GBS Training & Certification, and SSON Research & Analytics. The latter now provides industry leading benchmarking and data-driven insights via access to interactive visual analytics reports and data tools.
Naomi started her SSON career in 2005 and has nearly two decades developing cutting edge content, producing leading industry events, introducing new products, cultivating, and nurturing business relationships with shared services leaders and partners.
