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Will AI replace financial managers?

Financial Managers. US occupation 11-3031.

39.1%

of the time financial managers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of financial managers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 36 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 95% of them.Further along than 95% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

One of the most exposed jobs in the country.Front of the queue for an AI assistant.

What AI already does for financial managersWhat financial managers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 59 tasks for financial managers. AI use at work shows up in 17 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Manage investment funds to maximize return on client investments.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  3. Select or direct the execution of trades.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  4. Identify group or individual target investors for a specific fund. mostly automated 1.00
  5. Review reports of securities transactions or price lists to analyze market conditions. mostly automated 0.98
  6. Examine, evaluate, or process loan applications. mostly automated 0.98
  7. Select specific investments or investment mixes for purchase by an investment fund.Core task mostly automated 0.97
  8. Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.Core task mostly automated 0.97
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  1. Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.Core task mostly automated 0.93
  2. Recruit staff members.Core task mostly automated 0.92
  3. Develop or analyze information to assess the current or future financial status of firms. mostly automated 0.92
  4. Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.Core task mostly automated 0.92
  5. Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.Core task mostly automated 0.88
  6. Develop or implement fund investment policies or strategies.Core task automated and assisted 0.80
  7. Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.Core task automated and assisted 0.80
  8. Evaluate the potential of new product developments or market opportunities, according to factors such as business plans, technologies, or market potential.Core task automated and assisted 0.79
  9. Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.Core task automated and assisted 0.69

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

42 of the 59 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.Core task
  • Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets.Core task
  • Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.Core task
  • Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.Core task
  • Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.Core task
  • Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.Core task
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  • Develop or direct development of offering documents or marketing materials.Core task
  • Develop, implement, or monitor security valuation policies.Core task
  • Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.Core task
  • Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.Core task
  • Hire or evaluate staff.Core task
  • Meet with investors to determine investment goals or to discuss investment strategies.Core task
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.Core task
  • Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.Core task
  • Monitor regulatory or tax law changes to ensure fund compliance or to capitalize on development opportunities.Core task
  • Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.Core task
  • Oversee training programs.Core task
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.Core task
  • Prepare for and respond to regulatory inquiries.Core task
  • Receive cash and checks and make deposits.Core task
  • Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.Core task
  • Analyze acquisitions to ensure conformance with strategic goals or regulatory requirements.
  • Approve, reject, or coordinate the approval or rejection of lines of credit or commercial, real estate, or personal loans.
  • Communicate with stockholders or other investors to provide information or to raise capital.
  • Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.
  • Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
  • Determine depreciation rates to apply to capitalized items and advise management on actions regarding the purchase, lease, or disposal of such items.
  • Direct activities of accounting or operations departments.
  • Establish procedures for custody or control of assets, records, loan collateral, or securities to ensure safekeeping.
  • Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting or collection procedures, or investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, or other financial control functions.
  • Handle all aspects of employee insurance, benefits, and casualty programs, including monitoring changes in health insurance regulations and creating budgets for benefits and worker's compensation.
  • Lead staff training and development in budgeting and financial management areas.
  • Network within communities to find and attract new business.
  • Perform tax planning work.
  • Prepare and file annual tax returns or prepare financial information so that outside accountants can complete tax returns.
  • Prepare financial or regulatory reports required by laws, regulations, or boards of directors.
  • Prepare operational or risk reports for management analysis.
  • Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.
  • Review collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances.
  • Review offering documents or marketing materials to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties.
  • Verify regulatory compliance of transaction reporting.

How that compares

Among the 35 management occupations, financial managers rank 1. The group averages 9.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 33Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 40.5%
  2. 33Travel Agents 40.5%
  3. 35Human Resources Specialists 40.3%

Just below

  1. 37Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 38.6%
  2. 38Astronomers 38.5%
  3. 38Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 38.5%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.