Controllership 2030: The future of the corporate controller

AI, automation, talent pressures, and expanding governance responsibilities are reshaping the finance function. In partnership with Controllers Council, more than 300 corporate finance executives and professionals across North America were surveyed to understand what the controller role could look like in 2030.

The findings of the inaugural Controllership 2030: The Future of the Corporate Controller™ study point to a broader mandate. Controllers are expected to spend less time on transactional work and take greater responsibility for strategy, AI and technology oversight, governance, analysis, and enterprise decision support.

You will learn:

• Why 43% expect more than 40% of today’s controller responsibilities to be automated by 2030

• How AI and automation usage in finance could grow from 86% today to 98% by 2030

• Why 80% identify AI governance as an increasingly important controller responsibility

• How 61% expect controllers to absorb responsibilities traditionally held by CFOs

• Why 81% say practical AI skills and tool proficiency will be among the most valuable controller skills by 2030

• How automation could reshape finance team size, structure, skills, and career paths

Download the full study for a data-driven look at the technologies, skills, responsibilities, and organizational changes shaping the future of controllership.