OpenAI and PwC collaborate to reimagine the office of the CFO

OpenAI and PwC have announced a collaboration aimed at helping enterprises modernize the office of the CFO through the use of AI agents designed to automate finance workflows, improve forecasting, strengthen controls, and support decision-making with human oversight. According to the source, the partnership builds around core finance operating rhythms such as planning, reporting, procurement, payments, treasury, tax, and the accounting close. A key component of the initiative involves real-world application, with OpenAI serving as customer zero. OpenAI's own finance organization has previously utilized tools like ChatGPT and Codex to support workflows in investor relations, treasury, tax, reporting, corporate development, and contract review. For instance, OpenAI reported processing five times more contracts using Codex with the same-sized team, and utilized IR-GPT to manage over 200 investor interactions during a recent fundraise. Through the collaboration, PwC contributes finance transformation, controls, and implementation expertise to help move workflows from prototypes into production within real enterprise environments, while OpenAI supplies the underlying models and product capabilities. The initiative also emphasizes governance, enabling finance teams to monitor AI usage, token consumption, and projected spend to manage adoption alongside other enterprise operating costs.