From Creation of Accounting Standards to Building an AI tool - Adam Hibbs

About this episode

Adam Hibbs discusses his diverse career path and the development of Josie, an AI tool for accounting and auditing.

Adam Hibbs has pretty non-linear paths into finance:New Zealand telecom regulator, OfCom, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless, UK Ministry of Defense, and now Global Director of Commercial Strategy at AICPA & CIMA. Financial modeling, commercial contracts, cloud infrastructure, and leadership across blue-chip organizations was preparation for building Josie, that is AICPA & CIMA's generative AI tool for accounting and auditing. In this episode: What makes Josie genuinely different from ChatGPT or Claude for technical accounting work Curated dataset of 40,000 pieces of proprietary IP, real-time updates to FASB, PCAOB, and auditing standards Josie ($550 per subscriber) named after Josiah Wedgwood and a new form of cost accounting CGMA vs CPA Where AI and finance intersect in the next 12-24 months

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Hopper

Guest: Adam Hibbs

Topics covered

• accounting standards
• AI in finance
• financial modeling
• commercial strategy
• cloud infrastructure
• leadership
• cost accounting

Keywords

• AI tool
• accounting
• auditing
• financial modeling
• commercial contracts
• cloud infrastructure
• leadership
• Josie
• FASB
• PCAOB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AICPA & CIMA, OfCom, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless, UK Ministry of Defense, FASB, PCAOB

Products: Josie

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