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How a treasurer / controller can use AI, task by task

O*NET 11-3031.01: Treasurers and ControllersMedian pay $166,570/year (BLS, May 2025)22 tasksJob Zone 4: Considerable preparation

Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.

Your job title Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Comptroller, Controller, Corporate Controller, Corporate Treasurer, Finance Treasurer, Global Treasurer, Regional Controller, School Treasurer, Treasurer, Treasurer Consultant.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 13%AI-assist 56%Stays human 31%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 5 AI-ready, 12 AI-assist and 5 human-led tasks out of 22. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork

Thinking & planning

People & communication

Leading & teaching

Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

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The most frequent, most important tasks where AI can help right away.

Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.Crunch the numbers · Daily
Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.Plan & schedule · Weekly
Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.Crunch the numbers · Weekly

💪 Lean into these

Core tasks that stay human. These skills get more valuable as the routine work gets automated.

Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.Make the call · Daily
Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.Be there for people · Weekly
Receive cash and checks and make deposits.Hands-on work · Daily

Skills to build & where you could move ↓

🔒 Many of these tasks involve people's information. Remove names and identifying details before using AI, or use only a tool your employer has approved.

AI can draft these 5

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.

Monthly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 53% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Word.
Report: [budget, expense, financial summary]
Figures and context: [paste numbers, notes]
Audience: [board, manager, regulator]

Draft the report with a summary, tables, variances explained and next steps. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Financial or budget report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports.

Step 2Fill in [Report], [Figures and context] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute every total and check each variance explanation against the books. Recompute every total yourself.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.. Also involves: Prepare reports related to compliance matters.; Direct financial operations..

Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.

Monthly

AI is a patient tutor for new rules and techniques.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a patient personal tutor. It explains new rules, techniques and technology at your level, quizzes you and builds a study plan.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Area of expertise: [describe]
What's changed recently: [what you've heard]

Explain recent developments, quiz me, and list trustworthy sources. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Stay current

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal.

Step 2Fill in [Area of expertise] and [What's changed recently] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check one claim at an official source.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise..

Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.

Monthly

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 48% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Calculation: [payroll, balances, commissions]
Data: [paste]

Calculate step by step and give spreadsheet formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Financial calculations

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you compute withhold, and account for all payroll. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Calculation] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Calculate financial data..

Perform tax planning work.

A few times a year

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 32% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to perform tax planning work.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Plan: [budget, loan, investment]
Data: [paste costs, history]

Analyze trends and propose a budget with assumptions. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Budget planning analysis

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you perform tax planning work.

Step 2Fill in [Plan] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 3.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning..

Prepare and file annual tax returns or prepare financial information so that outside accountants can complete tax returns.

A few times a year

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 60% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to prepare and file annual tax returns or prepare financial information so that outside accountants can complete tax returns.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Word.
Report: [budget, expense, financial summary]
Figures and context: [paste numbers, notes]
Audience: [board, manager, regulator]

Draft the report with a summary, tables, variances explained and next steps. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Financial or budget report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare and file annual tax returns.

Step 2Fill in [Report], [Figures and context] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute every total and check each variance explanation against the books. Recompute every total yourself.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.. Also involves: Compile operational data..

AI can help you prep these 12

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.

Daily

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Organization: [type]
Cash data: [paste inflows, outflows, balances]

Show cash position, forecast for the next weeks, and risks. Include formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Cash flow watch

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor financial activities and details (today).

Step 2Fill in [Organization] and [Cash data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Monitor flow of cash or other resources.. Also involves: Monitor organizational compliance with regulations..

Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.

Weekly

AI lays out options and timelines to react to.

Show prompt & steps

AI can lay out options, timelines and checklists to react to. Fitting it to your people, budget and situation is your call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Situation: [funds, crops, operations]
Resources: [what's available]

Propose an allocation with trade-offs. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

10-minute exercise: Resource allocation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Situation] and [Resources] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Cross out anything that won't work on the ground and ask AI to revise with your corrections. Recompute every total yourself.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Determine resource needs.. Also involves: Recommend organizational process or policy changes..

Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.

Weekly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Organization: [describe]
Data: [paste budget and actuals]

Analyze funding, controls and variances; recommend actions. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Financial operations review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you delegate authority (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Organization] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Direct financial operations..

Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 31% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.

Context: We use Oracle E-Business Suite Financials and Microsoft FRx; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Issue: [market, operations, policy]
Audience: [groups, dealers]

Write advice with reasons. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Business advice

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you advise management.

Step 2Fill in [Issue] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Advise others on business or operational matters..

Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Organization: [describe]
Data: [paste budget and actuals]

Analyze funding, controls and variances; recommend actions. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Financial operations review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you coordinate and direct the financial planning.

Step 2Fill in [Organization] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Direct financial operations..

Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 47% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Operation: [describe]
Financial data: [paste]

Find cost drivers, inefficiencies and savings opportunities. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Efficiency from financials

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you analyze the financial details of past.

Step 2Fill in [Operation] and [Financial data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Analyze financial records to improve efficiency..

Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.

A few times a year

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Word.
Area: [security, IT, operations]
Goals: [what needs to happen reliably]
Constraints: [staff, budget, rules]

Draft an operating procedure with steps, responsibilities, checks and escalation. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Operating plan or procedure

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop internal control policies, guidelines and procedures.

Step 2Fill in [Area], [Goals] and [Constraints] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Revise and publish the version that matches reality. Recompute every total yourself.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.. Also involves: Develop organizational policies or programs..

Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 33% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.

Context: We use Intuit QuickBooks and Fund accounting software; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Issue: [market, operations, policy]
Audience: [groups, dealers]

Write advice with reasons. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Business advice

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you provide direction and assistance.

Step 2Fill in [Issue] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Advise others on business or operational matters..

Lead staff training and development in budgeting and financial management areas.

Monthly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to lead staff training and development in budgeting and financial management areas.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint and Hypertext markup language HTML; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Topic: [describe]
Employees: [describe]

Plan a program with sessions and evaluation. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Employee training program

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you lead staff training and development.

Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Employees] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Conduct employee training programs..

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.

Monthly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

Show prompt & steps

AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to 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.

Context: We use Intuit QuickBooks and Fund accounting software.
Program: [insurance, benefits]
Tasks: [enrollment, claims]

Organize a calendar and checklist. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Benefits administration

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you handle all aspects of employee insurance, benefits and casualty. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Program] and [Tasks] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both. Recompute every total yourself.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Administer compensation or benefits programs.. Also involves: Prepare operational budgets..

Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.

A few times a year

AI pre-checks against the rules; the sign-off stays with you.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI as a first-pass checker against a list of rules or standards. The final judgment and sign-off stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint Server and Intuit QuickBooks; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Area: [accounts, operations, betting]
Rules: [policies, regulations]

Draft an audit program: tests, samples, evidence. Make a table: requirement, met / not met / unclear, and the exact evidence.

10-minute exercise: Audit plan

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Area] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Do your usual review too, and note what AI caught and what it missed. Recompute every total yourself.

AI can miss things and sound sure about it. Use it to catch extra problems, not as the final check.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Conduct financial or regulatory audits.. Also involves: Manage control system activities in organizations..

Determine depreciation rates to apply to capitalized items and advise management on actions regarding the purchase, lease, or disposal of such items.

A few times a year

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to determine depreciation rates to apply to capitalized items and advise management on actions regarding the purchase, lease, or disposal of such items.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Word.
Products or services: [describe]
Inputs: [costs, demand forecast, competitor prices, goals]

Draft pricing options and a policy with rules for discounts and credit terms. Show calculations. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Pricing policy

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you determine depreciation rates.

Step 2Fill in [Products or services] and [Inputs] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Determine pricing or monetary policies.. Also involves: Advise others on business or operational matters..

These stay human 5

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Face-to-face discussions: every day · Contact with others: contact with others most of the time · Frequency of decisions: once a week or more but not every day · Impact of decisions: important results

Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Daily

Your accountable call. Use AI as a sounding board beforehand.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI as a sounding board before you decide. Ask it to argue the other side, list what you might be overlooking, or organize the evidence.

Prep prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Request: [budget line, purchase]
Budget status: [remaining, priorities]

Summarize the case for and against approval. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

10-minute exercise: Expenditure approval

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you receive, record, and authorize requests (today).

Step 2Fill in [Request] and [Budget status] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Make the call yourself, then note whether anything it raised changed your mind.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Approve expenditures..

Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.

Weekly

Human connection. Use AI only before and after, to prepare.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: Use AI before and after, not during. Prepare talking points, practise a hard conversation, or turn your notes into a follow-up.

Prep prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Setting: [reception, conference, meeting]
Who I want to connect with: [type of person]

Prepare conversation starters and how to move to a next step. Then play the contact. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

10-minute exercise: Relationship-building conversations

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop and maintain relationships (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Setting] and [Who I want to connect with] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Note one personal detail to remember for next time.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities..

Receive cash and checks and make deposits.

Daily

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to receive cash and checks and make deposits.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Payments: [cash, checks]
Rules: [deposits]

List handling and deposit steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Payment handling

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you receive cash and checks and make deposits (today).

Step 2Fill in [Payments] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collect payments for goods or services..

Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties.

Daily

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Team: [describe]
Issue or goal: [performance, change, priority]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Supervising employees

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you supervise employees performing financial (today). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Issue or goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Follow through on what you said you'd check.

Importance 4.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Supervise employees..

Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.

A few times a year

Your accountable call. Use AI as a sounding board beforehand.

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Where AI still helps: Use AI as a sounding board before you decide. Ask it to argue the other side, list what you might be overlooking, or organize the evidence.

Prep prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.

Context: The work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Role: [job]
Evidence: [goals, results, examples, no names]

Organize the evidence by goal, draft balanced talking points, and questions to ask the employee. Point out where my evidence is thin.

10-minute exercise: Prepare a performance review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Role] and [Evidence] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Fill the evidence gaps, then decide the rating yourself.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Evaluate employee performance..

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Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

Stays human Deepen these

They power the human-led work, which is the part of the job AI can't take over.

Management of Financial Resourcesimportance 4.1/5
Used in: Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Management of Material Resourcesimportance 2.5/5
Used in: Monitoring and Controlling Resources

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

Critical Thinkingimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Active Listeningimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Reading Comprehensionimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Monitoringimportance 3.9/5
Used in: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

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New tasks appearing in this job

O*NET has started tracking 1 new or updated task here: 0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 0 stays human. They have no worker ratings yet, so they aren't counted in the bar above.

Monitor and mitigate foreign exchange risks and exposures from rate volatility.

New in O*NET

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

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AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a treasurer / controller. Part of my job is to monitor and mitigate foreign exchange risks and exposures from rate volatility.

Context: We use IBM Cognos Impromptu and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition; the work draws on economics and accounting, administration and management and mathematics.
Operation: [security, facility]
Incidents: [paste history]

Identify risks and response plans. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Loss prevention risk review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor mitigate foreign exchange risks and exposures.

Step 2Fill in [Operation] and [Incidents] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

New O*NET task (08/2026). O*NET hasn't linked it to work activities yet, so its label comes from similar tasks, such as “Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks.” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers), and was checked by hand. O*NET work activity: Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages.. Also involves: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.; Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy..

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