AI Governance in Finance: Securing Innovation While Managing Risk

In this executive webinar, we explore why the biggest AI risks in finance come from gaps in workflow governance, and how to safely scale AI across critical processes like accounts payable.

Why It Matters

As AI adoption accelerates, governance is falling behind.

Many organizations prioritize efficiency, but overlook essential controls like approval workflows, audit trails, and exception handling, especially within AP.

The result:

• Increased audit and compliance risk

• Limited visibility into decisions

• Greater exposure to errors and fraud

If AI is part of your financial workflows, it must meet the same control standards as your team.

Learning Objectives

• Identify key AI governance risks in finance workflows, including auditability, data integrity, approval controls, cybersecurity, and third-party vendor exposure.

• Recognize how AI-related risks can affect accounts payable, invoice processing, approvals, payments, and other finance operations beyond model accuracy alone.

• Discover practical governance controls that financial institutions and finance teams can embed into AI-enabled processes to support compliance, audit readiness, and responsible innovation.

Demo: AI with Built-In Controls

See how Quadient AP automation embeds governance into everyday finance processes.

We’ll walk through how you can:

• Streamline invoice processing with automated data capture and validation

• Enforce multi-level approval workflows based on business rules

• Maintain a complete audit trail for compliance and visibility

• Track approvals, exceptions, and activity in real time

See the difference between AI layered on top of processes—and automation built with governance at its core.

Speakers

Liz Briggson - Director, Partnerships & Education, Encoursa

Liz Briggson leads Partnerships and Education for Encoursa. She is passionate about helping people reach their potential. Knowing firsthand the power of pursuing and maintaining professional designations, Liz builds partnerships with companies around the world who share new ideas and teach best practices while providing opportunities for professionals to earn CPE credit.

Drawing on her own career experiences in Big 4 public accounting, corporate finance, and business valuation, Liz delivers educational programming designed to enlighten audiences and inspire action. Liz is a licensed CPA in the state of Michigan.

Aidan Parisian - Chief Revenue Officer at RevOptic

Aidan Parisian is Chief Revenue Officer at RevOptic, an AI-enabled revenue lifecycle management company. He spent nearly a decade at PwC in IT audit and risk assurance, holds a CISA certification, and served as Chief Customer Officer at Fastpath Solutions and Partner at Connor Group, where he led a Data Analytics & Governance practice. His background spans financial controls, third-party risk, and the governance layer between enterprise systems — work that has moved from audit rooms to AI-driven revenue infrastructure. He advises on how organizations build accountability into systems that move faster than their controls.

Evan Guilbault - SDR Lead at Quadient

Evan is an SDR Team Lead at Quadient, where he has spent the past three years helping drive pipeline and revenue growth. Based in Vancouver, Canada, he works closely with sales and marketing teams to connect organizations with automation solutions that improve financial workflows. Outside of work, he is passionate about the outdoors and enjoys taking advantage of the natural landscape around the Vancouver area.