Building the Future
of Finance with AI
Finance is evolving every single day — I'm mapping every shift so you stay ahead of the curve.
Qualified, experienced finance manager on a mission to master AI and build intelligent systems that elevate businesses to new heights. Documenting and sharing a never-ending journey to perfection — so you can follow along.
Every Day, One Step Closer
Follow the daily evolution from traditional finance to AI-augmented workflows. Each entry is a real lesson, tool, or breakthrough.
Results That Speak
Real-world AI experiments in traditional finance workflows — currently in testing. Follow along as the results come in.
Automated Month-End Close
Testing AI-powered journal entry automation and variance analysis to drastically cut monthly close time. Early results show AI can match 89% of reconciliation entries automatically — full case study in progress.
Predictive Cash Flow Forecasting
Building a machine learning model using historical AP/AR data to predict weekly cash positions. AI can already identify seasonal patterns that manual analysis misses — currently refining accuracy.
Intelligent Expense Categorisation
Developing an NLP-based system to automatically categorise thousands of transactions from bank feeds. AI shows potential to reduce manual data entry by up to 85% — testing in live environment.
Board Report Generator
Creating prompt templates that generate board-ready financial narratives from raw data. AI can already draft variance commentary and management summaries — currently benchmarking quality against manual output.
Accountant Turning
AI Pioneer
I'm Taimur — an ACCA-qualified accountant and finance manager who's been deep in the numbers since 2015. I've worked across big corporations and lean startups building AI software.
Now I'm on a mission: to become a world-class AI-powered finance leader and document every single day of that transformation publicly.
The finance world changed overnight. I'm mapping the way forward.
AI Tools for Finance
Every tool I'm testing, learning, and using — rated and reviewed honestly.
ChatGPT / Claude
ActiveFinancial analysis, report writing, data interpretation
Microsoft Copilot
ExploringExcel automation, PowerPoint generation
Tableau AI
LearningAutomated data visualisation & dashboards
Dext / Hubdoc
ActiveAI-powered receipt & invoice processing
Cascade.io
ResearchingAI-first financial planning & modelling
Trullion
WatchlistAI for audit & lease accounting
Let's Build Together
Collaborate, hire, or just talk about AI and finance.