Will AI replace Treasurers and Controllers?

What this score means

Treasurers and Controllers is among the more exposed roles in Management. A large share of the work, especially its routine and text-heavy parts, is already within reach of current AI, though the harder judgment calls still need a person. At 55 out of 100 it scores 17 points above the Management average of 38. Across the 4 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 41 to 80, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Treasurers and Controllers, most central first, showing 12 of 22.

• 01Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
• 02Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
• 03Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
• 04Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
• 05Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• 06Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.
• 07Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.
• 08Receive cash and checks and make deposits.
• 09Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
• 10Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.
• 11Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
• 12Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 4 research sources that scored Treasurers and Controllers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025
• 03GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 04AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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