From Weeks to Days: The AI-Powered Path to Faster Financial Close & Consolidation - GDS Group

From Weeks to Days: The AI-Powered Path to Faster Financial Close & Consolidation

SaaS in FinTech - ROUNDTABLE
20 November 2025 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm GMT
IN PARTNERSHIP

What if your finance team could close the books in 2 days instead of 2 weeks—while delivering continuous, AI-driven insights that predict what's coming next?

Finance leaders are under constant pressure to deliver faster forecasts and real-time insights. Yet, many teams are held back by manual processes and complex systems that stretch close cycles out for weeks. How can you meet these demands without a complete operational overhaul or bringing in expensive consultants?

There is a more direct path. Teams are now using intuitive, Excel-like tools that automate the heavy lifting of consolidation and shorten month-end close by up to 75%. This approach not only improves speed and accuracy but also scales with your business and simplifies compliance with UK GAAP, FRS, and IFRS 18.

Unlike traditional consolidation tools that require extensive implementation and IT support, modern AI-powered platforms are empowering finance teams to take control. Imagine automated journal entries that learn from your patterns, intelligent variance analysis that flags anomalies before month-end, and consolidation workflows that adapt to your changing business structure automatically.

Join us for an interactive roundtable discussion, held in partnership with insightsoftware, focused on transforming financial consolidation and planning. Together, we will share common challenges, explore practical success stories, and uncover straightforward strategies for building a more agile and transparent finance function.

Apply to attend

Event hosts

Mark Miller

Eni Bashllari

About insightsoftware

insightsoftware is a global leader in financial reporting and enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions, serving the Office of the CFO. Founded in 2001 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company empowers finance teams to make timely, data driven decisions through accessible, automated, and integrated financial data

Find out more

Discussion topics

What does "continuous close" really mean, and how can rolling forecasts become truly predictive rather than just faster?

How can finance teams leverage pre-built integrations and templates to go live in weeks, not months—without consultants?

What opportunities does a no-code, finance-owned platform create for teams who need more speed, agility, and independence from IT?

Why Attend

Closed door, tailored conversations to benchmark, share and get better equipped to solve complex transformation projects.

Experience shared learning

Meet industry leading like-minded executives tackling similar initiatives.

Benchmark with your industry peers

Discover and network to gain expertise and experience on how to best act and succeed.

Accelerate your projects

Accelerate in-depth face time with the world’s leading tech companies pushing the boundaries to solve your challenges.

"Very engaging on the right topics and with the right people, I very much look forward to (attending more) in the future"
Alex Boehme, CTO, H&M Group
"Since the session I did have several of the attendees reach out to me. We were able to grow our networks, connect together, share experiences, and I look forward to continuing those dialogs into the future"
Jeffrey Johnson, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Officer, Siemens Health Affairs for North America
"A great mixture of good topics, great technology, very engaging and having some leading experts in the field being there"
Dr Brian Letort, Fellow & Chief Enterprise Architect, Northrop Grumman
"It's not a business of selling, it's a business of sharing. And so GDS helps create the environment to share with trust."
David Kidder, CEO & Co-Founder, Bionic
"The roundtables were really valuable sessions."
Mike Welna, Senior Information Security Director, Boys Town
"I made quite a few contacts that will be beneficial to me."
Margaret Bond, Director of Cyber Security, Numotion
"This is not your typical zoom. This is a lot more innovative. The look and feel is far more advanced than what I've seen before. "
Marty Sprinzen, Founder & CEO, Vantiq

Digital event benefits

Solve key challenges and ensure relevant discussions connect with outcomes efficiently and at pace.

Meet

Access to industry leading like-minded executives tackling similar initiatives

Discover

Collaborate and network to gain expertise and experience on how to best act and succeed

Accelerate

In-depth face time with the world’s leading tech companies pushing the boundaries to solve your challenges

Apply to attend

Meet with fellow industry leaders and solve today’s greatest business challenges.

Thank you for your interest. One of the team will be in touch soon.

Frequently asked questions

What is a Digital Roundtable?
How can I participate in a GDS event experience?
Who attends GDS event experiences?
Which event experience is right for me?
Can I sponsor a GDS event experience?