The CFO's data advantage: AI-ready finance with Business Central & Microsoft Fabric
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This webinar was held on Thursday 25th June 2026 at 11:30am. Registration is now closed.
This practical, finance-led webinar explored how modern CFOs are building an AI-ready finance function using Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Fabric.
As finance leaders face increasing pressure to deliver faster insight, stronger forecasting and greater confidence in decision-making, many discover that reporting tools and data architectures designed for yesterday's finance teams are no longer enough.
This session will unpack what AI-ready finance really means, why Business Central alone can limit advanced analytics and AI, and how Microsoft Fabric creates a modern data foundation that supports real-time visibility, advanced reporting and practical AI use cases CFOs actually care about.
- Date
- Thursday 25th June 2026
- Time
- 11:30am
- Where
- Microsoft Teams
Presented by our hosts:
Andrew Wingate
BC Practice Director, Venture
Jake Bowles
Data & AI Director, Synapx
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In this 1 hour session, we will cover:
- Why finance leaders are rethinking data, reporting and AI readiness now.
- The CFO challenge of speed, confidence and control in financial decision making.
- What AI ready finance actually means in practice.
- Why Business Central alone can limit advanced analytics and AI.
- How Microsoft Fabric unifies finance, operational and performance data.
- Practical AI use cases for finance teams from forecasting to board reporting.
- How finance teams can assess readiness and define a clear next step roadmap.
By the end of this session, you'll have a clear understanding of:
- Why AI initiatives often fail without the right finance data foundation
- How Microsoft Fabric extends Business Central for advanced analytics and AI
- What a modern, scalable finance data architecture looks like in practice
- The realistic first steps finance teams can take today
Why Business Central for UK SMBs?
Dynamics 365 Business Central used to be Microsoft's best-kept secret. Now it's used by over 50,000 businesses.
It's an all-in-one business management platform that's simple to use and perfect for SMBs. With combined enterprise resource planning (ERP) and finance capabilities, businesses can:
- Streamline finance operations
- With process automations that accelerate month-end close and increase productivity.
- Add resource planning to your existing setup
- with effortless integrations that increase ROI from technology.
- Get 360° visibility on your business
- with enterprise analytics and process monitoring features.
- Make quick, strategic decisions
- based on real-time data and AI-powered insights.
- Boost efficiency
- by automating tasks and streamlining workflows.
- Simplify compliance and security
- with built-in enterprise grade security and compliance tools.
