PwC and OpenAI Partner to Build AI Agents for CFOs
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Summary
PwC and OpenAI announced a partnership on 4 May 2026 to develop AI agents that automate core finance workflows such as planning, forecasting, reporting, procurement, payments, treasury, tax and accounting close. The collaboration leverages OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex models, with Codex already helping the OpenAI finance team process five times more contracts and IR‑GPT handling over 200 investor interactions during a recent fundraise. Agents will be built using Workspace Agents, Skills and Connectors to create repeatable, governance‑compliant processes that integrate with the tools finance teams already use. PwC brings finance transformation expertise while OpenAI supplies the models and product capabilities, aiming to move prototype workflows into production across enterprise environments. The partnership emphasizes real‑world deployment, with a focus on visibility into AI usage, token consumption and projected spend to support governance. The goal is to shift finance from process efficiency to intelligent, decision‑centric operations, providing proactive insights, stronger controls and a more adaptive operating model.
Key changes
- PwC and OpenAI are building AI agents for core finance rhythms such as planning, forecasting, reporting, procurement, payments, treasury, tax and accounting close
- Agents use OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex models, with Codex already processing 5× more contracts in the OpenAI finance org
- IR‑GPT handled over 200 investor interactions during a recent fundraise
- Workspace Agents, Skills and Connectors enable repeatable, governance‑compliant workflows that integrate with existing finance tools
- Governance includes visibility into AI usage, token consumption and projected spend to manage adoption costs