In this special crossover episode of Beyond Spend and The Accounting Podcast, recorded live at Emburse in Motion 2025, hosts Adriana Carpenter (CFO, Emburse) and Blake Oliver sit down with Olga Pavlova (Finance Systems Manager, PizzaExpress) to discuss how AI is being applied practically in finance today. From spend categorization to receipt validation, they unpack how automation is saving time, improving accuracy, and reshaping how finance teams work. Takeaways: Successful AI adoption begins...
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In this special crossover episode of Beyond Spend and The Accounting Podcast, recorded live at Emburse in Motion 2025, hosts Adriana Carpenter (CFO, Emburse) and Blake Oliver sit down with Olga Pavlova (Finance Systems Manager, PizzaExpress) to discuss how AI is being applied practically in finance today. From spend categorization to receipt validation, they unpack how automation is saving time, improving accuracy, and reshaping how finance teams work. Takeaways: Successful AI adoption begins...
Higher education finance teams are under increasing pressure to optimize budgets, ensure compliance, and adapt to shifting enrollment trends. In this episode, host and Emburse CRO, Michele Shepard sits down with Zach Tussing, Director of Partnerships at Ellucian, to explore how AI-driven automation, real-time analytics, and seamless integrations are revolutionizing financial operations in higher ed. Key Takeaways: ✔ How financial trends and declining enrollment rates are reshaping budgets, in...
Beyond Spend by Emburse
In this special crossover episode of Beyond Spend and The Accounting Podcast, recorded live at Emburse in Motion 2025, hosts Adriana Carpenter (CFO, Emburse) and Blake Oliver sit down with Olga Pavlova (Finance Systems Manager, PizzaExpress) to discuss how AI is being applied practically in finance today. From spend categorization to receipt validation, they unpack how automation is saving time, improving accuracy, and reshaping how finance teams work. Takeaways: Successful AI adoption begins...
