# All articles 211 articles [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/25cb4473-b896-4943-aa66-64f4eb76822e/datarails-studio-variance-explorer.jpg)](/post/datarails-studio-finance-apps-ai) Product spotlight6 min read ### [Datarails Studio: Build Finance Apps, Dashboards and Workflows with AI](/post/datarails-studio-finance-apps-ai) From budget-to-actual analysis to board reporting: explore Datarails Studio’s plain-language approach to finance apps and workflows, plus a budget request starter brief. Solving Finance Editorial · November 12, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/3a8a2eae-4a80-423a-9900-5c4ce1cdc633/orig-500eed15e75a-Excels-Limitations-When-It-Comes-to-FPA.jpg)](/post/excels-limitations-fpa) Budgeting & Forecasting7 min read ### [Excel’s Limitations When It Comes to FP&A](/post/excels-limitations-fpa) Excel has been a popular workspace of finance for decades, and for good reason. It is flexible, familiar, and powerful… James Richard · November 1, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/bbfe3d93-bd64-4f86-b7b4-670dc4618873/orig-6a08037aad01-AI-Verification-Takes-Up-a-Quarter-of-Finances-Time.jpg)](/post/ai-verification-quarter-of-finance-time) AI for Finance7 min read ### [AI Verification Takes Up a Quarter of Finance’s Time](/post/ai-verification-quarter-of-finance-time) AI verification takes up a quarter of finance’s time, and that one figure says a lot about where AI stands… James Richard · October 18, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/6398549d-4258-46de-9deb-a86cc3080bb9/orig-778ac2902337-How-to-Spot-a-Missed-Forecast-Before-the-Month-End-Close.jpg)](/post/how-to-spot-a-missed-forecast-before-month-end-close) Reporting & Automation6 min read ### [How to Spot a Missed Forecast Before the Month-End Close](/post/how-to-spot-a-missed-forecast-before-month-end-close) Most forecast misses are not true surprises. Somewhere on the team, someone usually had a hunch that a deal would… James Richard · October 11, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/19d39af2-f416-4cf9-b423-ad2cb8bbed69/orig-cb272cf26a41-Getting-Real-FPA-Automation-While-Staying-in-Excel.jpg)](/post/getting-real-fpa-automation-staying-in-excel) Reporting & Automation7 min read ### [Getting Real FP&A Automation While Staying in Excel](/post/getting-real-fpa-automation-staying-in-excel) Most finance teams have no intention of abandoning Microsoft Excel, and they shouldn’t have to. You can get real FP&A… James Richard · October 3, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/368cea88-b459-4920-8532-ba8352ad32f3/orig-94ddd3ce880f-Questions-to-Ask-on-a-Demo-for-Native-Excel-FPA-Software.jpg)](/post/questions-to-ask-on-a-demo-for-native-excel-fpa-software) Budgeting & Forecasting7 min read ### [Questions to Ask on a Demo for Native Excel FP&A Software](/post/questions-to-ask-on-a-demo-for-native-excel-fpa-software) Every FP&A vendor’s homepage says some version of “works with Excel.” That phrase covers three genuinely different products, and a… James Richard · September 17, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/0c14964b-6489-4b69-a522-0da04aaa6cd2/orig-4534d4f3f75d-Getting-Ahead-on-Your-Annual-Budgeting-Process.jpg)](/post/annual-budgeting-process) Reporting & Automation7 min read ### [Getting Ahead on Your Annual Budgeting Process](/post/annual-budgeting-process) Getting ahead on your annual budgeting process starts with working backward from your board approval date. You need to align… James Richard · September 10, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/d3581afe-d700-48c3-b0cc-6cd4eb660440/orig-d41752b4ba85-AI-Will-Make-Excel-Even-More-Popular-Than-It-Is-Today.jpg)](/post/ai-will-make-excel-even-more-popular) AI for Finance5 min read ### [AI Will Make Excel Even More Popular Than It Is Today](/post/ai-will-make-excel-even-more-popular) AI will make Excel even more popular, not less, and the numbers support it. For years, the prevailing narrative in… James Richard · August 28, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/1b9c8648-eacf-430e-9f4e-1eaa94bc7be3/orig-0eaaf7f38787-Forecasting-has-Become-More-Difficult-with-the-Token-and-Credit-Models.jpg)](/post/forecasting-token-credit-models) Budgeting & Forecasting6 min read ### [Forecasting has Become More Difficult with the Token and Credit Models](/post/forecasting-token-credit-models) Forecasting has become more difficult with token and credit models because revenue now depends on how customers use a product,… James Richard · August 23, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/e1a5b95d-139b-4b9b-b9e1-e7b3311c53f2/orig-a3587a6bb846-5-Monthly-Reports-Every-Finance-Team-Should-Automate.jpg)](/post/monthly-finance-reports-to-automate) Reporting & Automation5 min read ### [5 Monthly Reports Every Finance Team Should Automate](/post/monthly-finance-reports-to-automate) There are five monthly reports every finance team should automate to reduce manual work, improve reporting accuracy, and give finance… James Richard · August 8, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/9ad95cb2-959a-4863-8e9c-7f7e7cdfdb8a/orig-e2d7e8637ece-Highest-Paid-CFOs-in-2026-by-Individual-and-Industry.jpg)](/post/highest-paid-cfos-2026-by-individual-industry) Budgeting & Forecasting6 min read ### [Highest Paid CFOs in 2026 by Individual and Industry](/post/highest-paid-cfos-2026-by-individual-industry) Looking at the highest paid CFOs in 2026 by individual and industry reveals just how wide the gap has grown… James Richard · August 8, 2026 [![](/__l5e/assets-v1/b9fdeaf6-2751-4d5b-8ba4-d9523f6c7133/orig-84e5c8dd3f71-57-of-Finance-Leaders-Missed-Opportunities-Due-to-Delayed-Data.jpg)](/post/supply-chain-ai-data-foundation) AI for Finance5 min read ### [Supply Chain AI is Only as Strong as Its Data Foundation](/post/supply-chain-ai-data-foundation) Supply chain Artificial Intelligence (AI) is only as strong as its data foundation because AI models depend on accurate, connected,… James Richard · July 31, 2026