Video · May 19, 2026
Look into the future of Finance
About this video
The pace of business has permanently outrun how Finance has historically operated, and Forward Finance is the response. Built for the AI era, it is a new operating model where Finance drives real-time decisions on trusted data, AI is natively embedded at the center of financial operations rather than added as an afterthought, and agents work alongside Finance teams within the governance, security, and audit controls the Office of Finance requires. OneStream delivers this through three unified AI capabilities: SensibleAI Agents that act on Finance's behalf, SensibleAI Studio that automates the workflows slowing teams down, and SensibleAI Forecast that has already cut forecasting time from two days to 10 minutes while improving accuracy dramatically. This is not experimental AI. It is Finance AI at scale.
Key takeaways
- Forward Finance is a new operating model, not an upgrade to the old one. The shift from backward-looking reporting to real-time, AI-driven decision-making requires more than new tools layered onto existing processes. It requires a rationalized financial system strategy where AI is natively built into the platform from the ground up, with the corporate data, financial context, and governance controls that Finance teams can trust at enterprise scale.
- SensibleAI brings together three distinct AI capabilities on one unified platform. SensibleAI Agents extend the Finance team with AI that reasons and acts. SensibleAI Studio automates the workflows that slow Finance down. SensibleAI Forecast delivers planning accuracy and speed that manual processes cannot match. Together, they cover the full spectrum of Finance AI needs without requiring Finance teams to stitch together separate point solutions.
- The agentic layer ensures Finance teams can work in any tool without sacrificing governance. By extending OneStream's financial intelligence through an agentic layer, Finance professionals can use whichever agent they choose while every insight remains grounded in trusted data and governed by the rules Finance requires. The outcome is faster closes, more accurate forecasts, and decisions made in real time rather than in arrears.
Video Transcript
Something's changed. Overnight, the world has sped up. Faster decisions, higher stakes, no time to wait, and finance still looking back. That ends now. This is Forward Finance. A new model for finance.
Built for the AI era. Where finance drives business decisions based on data you can trust. Where AI is at the center of financial operation. Not a bolt-on tool. And where agents are part of your finance team.
Working, reasoning, acting. All within the governance, security, and audit rules finance requires. This is not experimental AI. This is finance AI at scale. Generative, quantitative, and agentic AI coming together.
So finance can reconcile instantly. Optimize continuously. Detect risks and opportunities before they happen. And predict what's next. In the age of AI, it's more important than ever to have the financial system strategy and topography that has been rationalized so that you can get the most value out of these new technologies.
And behind it all, OneStream. Your finance AI platform. Where AI isn't added on. It's natively built in. And purpose built for finance. SensibleAI agents. To extend your finance team with AI that acts.
SensibleAI studio. To automate the financial workflows that slow you down. Sensible AI forecast. To plan faster and with greater accuracy than ever before. All unified on the OneStream platform. Using the corporate data and financial context your team trusts.
Surface within the workflows your team uses to run the business. And extend it with an agentic layer so your team can use any agent they choose. Within the trusted financial intelligence and governance only OneStream can deliver.
Faster closes. More accurate forecasts. Real-time insight. Decisions without delay. With SensibleAI forecast. Our forecasting accuracy have improved dramatically. We have shortened our forecasting time frame down from 2 days to 10 minutes.
No more waiting. No more uncertainty. No more looking back. Only forward. Finance has changed. This is forward finance. This is OneStream.
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