From Creation of Accounting Standards to Building an AI tool - Adam Hibbs

Adam Hibbs has pretty non-linear paths into finance:New Zealand telecom regulator, OfCom, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless, UK Ministry of Defense, and now Global Director of Commercial Strategy at AICPA & CIMA. Financial modeling, commercial contracts, cloud infrastructure, and leadership across blue-chip organizations was preparation for building Josie, that is AICPA & CIMA's generative AI tool for accounting and auditing.

In this episode:

• What makes Josie genuinely different from ChatGPT or Claude for technical accounting work
• Curated dataset of 40,000 pieces of proprietary IP, real-time updates to FASB, PCAOB, and auditing standards
• Josie ($550 per subscriber) named after Josiah Wedgwood and a new form of cost accounting
• CGMA vs CPA
• Where AI and finance intersect in the next 12-24 months