Many CEOs and CFOs we work with are actively exploring Native AI ERP as a modern alternative to legacy systems. But despite these ambitions, 58% of CFOs have yet to adopt Native AI technologies—solutions that could streamline finance operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and elevate their role as strategic advisors.
Native AI: Defined as an ERP product that is built from the ground up with AI as a core part of its architecture and user experience. It's an ERP system where forecasting, decision support, anomaly detection, and task automation are not just features, but the foundation of how it operates.
AI as a Bolt-On: Defined as a legacy ERP system that adds ChatGPT for answering user queries or automating report generation. It's limited to what can be achieved through integration without rearchitecting the core platform.
CFO goals are consistent:
Increase revenue
Improve operational efficiency
Drive innovation
Here’s how Native AI ERP delivers on each.
1. Increasing Revenue: Eliminate Revenue Leakage
One of the most overlooked drivers of lost revenue is leakage—errors and inefficiencies that slip through manual processes and disconnected systems. In complex accounting environments, this is a recurring problem. According to Ernst & Young, revenue leakage can cost companies up to 5% of EBITDA.
Many organizations still manage revenue recognition in Excel, leading to:
Data Import & Formatting Issues
Incorrect revenue allocations
Formula & Calculation Errors
Misapplied recognition logic, risking compliance
Manual Adjustments & Version Control Risks
Potential financial misstatements
Deferred Revenue Errors
ASC 606 violations and audit concerns
Everest Systems is the only Native AI ERP designed to help finance teams eliminate these risks at the source—before they impact performance or compliance.
2. Improving Operational Efficiency: Streamline ASC 606
Revenue recognition under ASC 606 requires precise allocations across contracts and performance obligations. Traditional ERPs and spreadsheets simply can’t handle this complexity at scale.
Everest automates ASC 606 compliance with AI-native capabilities:
Automated Revenue Recognition
AI-driven logic allocates revenue in real time
No Manual Adjustments
AI eliminates spreadsheet dependencies
Real-Time Compliance Monitoring
Built-in AI flags risk proactively
Smarter Contract Management
Simplifies multi-element arrangements
This isn’t just automation—it’s intelligent finance infrastructure.
3. Driving Innovation: Eliminate Frankenstein Tech Stacks
Modern finance teams are often stuck managing fragmented systems—a mix of on-prem tools, SaaS apps, and brittle integrations. These “Frankenstacks” increase cost and slow down the business.
Everest replaces complexity with a unified, AI-native platform—no developers, no NetSuite plugins. Just intelligent workflows you can create by asking.
Built for companies that are:
Too big for QuickBooks, but not ready for heavy enterprise platforms
Looking to migrate from rigid legacy systems
Ready for an AI-first approach to finance and compliance
The Future of ERP Is Native AI
Earlier we discussed the difference between Native AI and AI as a Bolt On. To put it simply, Native AI is like having a house built with a fireplace v.s. AI as a Bolt on is like having a house with a space heater.
The future of ERP is here, and it’s Native AI. Let’s build it together.
Cameron Ackbury, CPA
Advisor to the Office of the CFO
+1 650-223-4557
