# What building an AI-native finance function taught me

DevFeed: [What building an AI-native finance function taught me](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-building-an-ai-native-finance-function-taught-me-6320.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/building-an-ai-native-finance-function>)

Published: 2026-08-10T17:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [experimentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimentation.md>), [finance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finance.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar describes lessons from building an AI-native finance function, including zero-day financial close, continuously updated forecasting, broad access to AI, structured experimentation, workflow accountability, and measuring AI's dependable work for ROI.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar shares five lessons for building an AI-native finance function, from automated forecasting to stronger controls and AI ROI.