Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation into SAP-Driven Financial Operations: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

This paper studies how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can be integrated with SAP driven financial systems for its influence at the operational, financial, and strategic levels. Case studies quantitative analysis show that there are great improvements regarding the billing cycles, working capital management, and audit accuracy after AI RPA adoption. Musings on the key challenges of data quality, legacy systems, and change resistance were made as suggested solutions. The study states that enterprises promoting AI enabled automation in the finance, will have long term competitive advantage from more efficient and compliant operations as well as improved decision-making agility.