41% of employees say greater reliability and clarity of payments would do more for their job satisfaction than additional perks. (Global Payroll Report, Remote, 2026)
Manual finance processes are still in place across organisations. Delayed approvals, fragmented payroll data, slow onboarding, and manual reconciliation is not just affecting the finance department but having a direct impact on employee experience. Is Finance’s caution towards AI protecting the business or creating operational drag for the people function?
We are proud to partner with Remote for what is guaranteed to be a fascinating conversation around the uptake of AI across the Finance department and the impact this has on HR teams and the people they support.
Transparency, particularly payroll transparency, is becoming a board-level issue. Employees expect clarity on pay, taxes, benefits, deductions, and compliance. The HR and Finance teams often work from different systems, data sets, and timelines, as a result creating confusion when people ask, “Why was I paid this amount?”
The conversation will be led by James Ballard (Director at Annapurna), where the group will discuss how to curate common guardrails for HR & Finance. The evening will likely follow the agenda points below:
- Does structure do more for pay equity than conversation? How much of a pay outcome still depends on who asks, how well and to whom?
- If an AI assistant could answer the same pay, benefits and deductions questions, what would be lost? Is there a ‘human finance touch’ worth protecting?
- How is transparency defined within HR compared to Finance? Do HR and Finance have a shared operating model?
AI can make global payroll more explainable, not less. Often discussed as a black box, in payroll and HR operations it can be used to surface anomalies, explain changes, flag compliance risks, and translate complex payroll data into clear insights for HR, Finance, and employees.
Remote is the all-in-one HR and payroll platform to find, hire, manage, and pay your entire team everywhere. Whether onboarding your first cross-border hire or scaling across continents, Remote delivers enterprise-grade compliance, intuitive design, and dedicated local expertise. With one platform for every contract, payslip, and regulation, Remote helps you grow without borders
