Trend Technical talent is infused into finance as data science and accounting converge
Summary
Deloitte's fifth trend holds that as AI is integrated further into finance the work and capabilities of the function shift with it, so how finance leaders meet their talent needs will shape their departments and may change what a finance professional, or a finance department, looks like.
Classification
Main topicLabor & Future of Work
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=15;section=Trend 5: Infusing tech talent in finance—Where data scientists and accountants meet 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=15;section=Trend 5: Infusing tech talent in finance—Where data scientists and accountants meet 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 8
- Signal64% plan to infuse more technical skills into finance across fiscal 2025 and 2026
- SignalABB runs a 50-to-60-person senior finance program on a train-the-trainer model
- SignalAI and automation (28%) and data analysis (27%) top skills priorities ahead of core finance skills
- SignalAI and automation (40%) lead the talent responses, ahead of training, outside hiring, and insourcing
- SignalBread Financial's CFO invested in statistician and data scientist competencies inside finance
- SignalDeloitte's Q1 2025 CFO Signals puts talent scarcity at the top of finance workforce challenges
- SignalJohnson & Johnson pairs accountants with data scientists on a shared analytics team inside finance
- SignalWalmart's AI training runs bottom-up from gen AI for email to agents that analyze contracts
Part of issues 2
- IssueFinance must balance inherited accounting judgement against the skills AI integration demands1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueTechnology becomes the default answer to a shrinking finance talent pool1 trends · 2 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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