Will AI replace Treasurers and Controllers?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 4 of the 6 studied Treasurers and Controllers tasks as do-able by AI today, and 2 of those are tasks workers also want automated. Only 6 tasks were studied for this role, so treat the share as a rough signal.
of tasks in the Treasurers and Controllers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and treasurers and controllers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 67% of the 6 work tasks in the Treasurers and Controllers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 11-3031.01).
- Workers in the Treasurers and Controllers role rate 33% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 2 of 6 Treasurers and Controllers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 33% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Treasurers and Controllers task scores 2.52/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.7/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 6 tasks studied for Treasurers and Controllers, 2 (33%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 33% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 2.52/5 for worker desire and 3.7/5 for AI capability.
All 6 tasks, most-wanted first
Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4.67Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Red Lightwant 2.6 · AI 3.5Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
Red Lightwant 2.5 · AI 4Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3
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Other Management roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
- Medical and Health Services ManagersAI can do 67% of tasks today · workers want 50% automated
- Quality Control Systems ManagersAI can do 67% of tasks today · workers want 56% automated
- Human Resources ManagersAI can do 60% of tasks today · workers want 80% automated
- Purchasing ManagersAI can do 75% of tasks today · workers want 38% automated
- Financial ManagersAI can do 78% of tasks today · workers want 44% automated
- Supply Chain ManagersAI can do 78% of tasks today · workers want 67% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 67% for Treasurers and Controllers (Stanford WORKBank).
Treasurers and Controllers ranks #38 of 104 studied roles by the share of tasks AI experts rate as do-able today. See which roles top and bottom the list in the most automatable jobs in 2026.