If AI does the junior analyst work, where do junior analysts learn? Who becomes the senior person on your team five years from now? How did you learn to spot a wrong number? HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE Companies are hiring far fewer entry-level finance pros, because AI tools now handle the slow, boring work a new hire used to spend years on. That work was also the training. You learn to spot a wrong number by making a few hundred of them yourself, so Mike asks who becomes the experienced person on your team five years from now if nobody starts at the bottom. His answer is good news for anyone who already put in those years: your experience just got more valuable. If you're a CFO or FP&A lead, passing it down is now part of your job. This episode's sponsor is Finance AI Lab. Members who finish their first four roadmaps get about seven hours a week back. Fifty-nine dollars a month, cancel anytime. https://www.f9finance.com/lab/ Contact -> hello@f9finance.com Podcast -> https://www.f9finance.com/podcast Connect -> Finance AI Lab, the private community for finance pros learning AI: https://www.f9finance.com/lab/ Instagram -> @f9finance TikTok -> @f9finance Resources -> https://www.f9finance.com/ai-library/ Next Steps: Step 1: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@f9finance/ Step 2: Get a free set of ready-to-use AI prompts and templates for finance work with the AI Library: https://www.f9finance.com/ai-library/ Step 3: Ready to launch your finance team into AI? Join the Finance AI Lab: https://www.f9finance.com/lab/ Excel at AI in Finance is for the finance pro, executive, and CFO looking to take their work to the next level. Mike is a senior finance leader breaking down AI tools like Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and beyond to reduce hours and prevent burnout. If you’re ready to break free from burnout in corporate finance and FP&A, it’s time to invest in AI for Finance.