Mid-market CFOs turn to readiness, retention and realism for 2026

That lack of integration is now one of the biggest obstacles to change readiness and ROI on technology . The report found just 5% of companies use AI to evaluate transactions or automate due diligence. The rest still rely on manual review , which data suggests can increase costs and slow down the finance function.“Our CFO members are asking us for recommendations to [accounting] firms that are mid-market themselves, and they’re saying, ‘Please don’t send me the Big Four, the next-tier firms or any group own ...