EP7: Architecting the AI-Powered A-Team

Join Emily Campbell (CMO, BlackLine) and Amanda Rausch (Director of Finance Automation, RSM) for an unfiltered look at financial transformation from someone who has lived it—from the front lines to the forefront of innovation.

Amanda started her career buried in the manual, spreadsheet-driven work of the traditional financial close. Now, she advises the world’s leading companies on how to automate it. This episode is a masterclass in moving from theory to reality.

Expect insider insights you won’t find anywhere else:

• The “Digital Teammate”: A framework for offloading the repetitive, manual work to AI so your team can focus on what matters.

• From Burnout to Business Partner: How automation gives accountants their lives back and elevates them into strategic advisors.

• The Risk Below the Surface: Why high-level reconciliations hide risk and how transaction-level automation uncovers the truth.

• The Human Side of Change: A practical guide to managing the fear and skepticism that comes with any AI transformation.

Don’t miss this blueprint for building a more efficient, strategic, and human-centric finance function.