Incoming Statements
"Incoming Statements" is your guide to mastering modern accounting challenges. Whether it’s perfecting your month-end close, preparing for audits, or harnessing AI for better financial decisions, this podcast gives you the tools to streamline your processes, elevate your role, and deliver insights that matter.
Incoming Statements
Accounting’s Next Chapter: AI, Data, and Determinism with Anthony Alvernaz
In this episode of Incoming Statements, host Sam Isaac sits down with Anthony Alvernaz, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Numeric. They explore why true automation in accounting depends on building accurate, connected data pipelines before layering on artificial intelligence or new workflows. Anthony explains how accounting teams face both technical and cultural hurdles—messy data, broken connections, and legacy habits—that stand in the way of streamlining the month-end close and audit process.
Anthony shares how modern accounting tools must balance speed with accuracy. He argues that automation should never come at the expense of traceability or trust. For Anthony, the real work is giving accountants the right mix of automation, transparency, and control so they can focus on analysis, not just data entry. He sees the future of accounting as a combination of technical, process-minded professionals who use better data to tell a fuller story about their business.
Throughout the conversation, Anthony brings a product leader’s perspective to the real challenges inside finance organizations. He emphasizes the need for a design that respects both the complexity of accounting and the people who do the work. For Anthony, the greatest progress comes from staying close to users, questioning assumptions, and making sure technology supports the people at the heart of every close.