EARN 1 CPE CREDIT*

Zero-Based Budgeting in the Age of AI

Ready to refine budgeting season with AI?

As finance teams tighten spending and chase greater accountability, Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) is re-emerging as a powerful strategy. But it’s not the same ZBB of decades past. AI tools and real-time payment controls are reshaping how leading organizations deploy and sustain ZBB—turning it from a theoretical exercise into a dynamic, continuous practice.

In this session, you'll learn what ZBB really is (and isn’t), when it beats incremental budgeting, and how to implement it without disrupting operations. We'll walk through a practical roadmap to stand up your first ZBB cycle, explore common pitfalls to avoid, and show how AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot can pressure-test assumptions, identify outliers, and accelerate analysis.

We’ll also show how modern workflows—from smart approvals to virtual cards and automated AP—help bring ZBB discipline into everyday decision-making, not just annual planning.

Speakers:

Christian + Seema

*Only attendees who join the live webinar for at least 50 minutes and complete the three engagement mechanisms are eligible for CPE credit.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

Understand what Zero-Based Budgeting really is—and when it beats traditional incremental budgeting.
Learn a practical, step-by-step path to launch ZBB in your organization, from baseline to first cycle.
Anticipate and address common pitfalls (data quality, stakeholder resistance, governance) before they slow you down.
See how AI assistants (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot) accelerate analysis, challenge spend rationales, and surface anomalies.
Discover how modern spend controls and payment workflows (e.g., pre-approvals, virtual cards, automated AP) reinforce ZBB discipline without adding friction.

Presented By

Josh Aharonoff, CPA

Founder & CEO of Mighty Digits, Mighty Digits

Josh Aharonoff, CPA has a passion for helping startups scale with incredible finance and accounting support. His unique background as a CPA and running his own outsourced finance and accounting company for nearly 4 years has perfectly positioned him to solve complex finance and accounting issues for startups. You can follow Josh on linkedin where he posts Finance & Accounting tips everyday

CPE Details

Duration: 50-minutes
CPE Credit: 1.0 Credit
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None. No advanced preparation needed
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Field of Study: Finance

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