How agentic AI is changing the way your business grows

The pace of change is quick, but the opportunity is practical: to turn insight into action faster, free up the hours that get lost in spreadsheets and reconciliations to focus teams on what truly drives growth.

For finance leaders, that means shifting from managing transactions to shaping strategy—from chasing data to trusting it.

Don’t replace judgment or experience—augment it. That combination of human and machine intelligence is quickly becoming the difference between keeping up and leading. The new Sage Finance Intelligence Agent marks a defining shift: autonomous insight, delivered in plain language, where finance teams already work.

No reports. No manual analysis. It analyses data across systems, flags risks and opportunities in real time, and helps finance move from reacting to anticipating – so the function becomes a true strategic driver.

What agentic AI results look like in practice

From the last 12 months, Sage Ai agents have:

• Removed up to 90% of manual data entry

• Automated 45m+ invoices

• Reduced period close to 2–3 days

• Scanned 3.2bn transactions; flagged and fixed 190m errors

• 5× ROI on software investments for customers.

Help to build your connected enterprise with agentic AI

Alongside Finance Intelligence, three launches will shape how businesses connect strategy, systems, and scale:

• Next-generation Sage X3 built for mid-market organisations that need connected, scalable, and secure finance operations.

• AI Developer Solutions empowering partners and developers to co-create tailored AI experiences for customers.

• The new Sage Partner Portal, which is a single environment to streamline provisioning and support, connecting you to a richer ecosystem of AI-enabled expertise.

At the centre is the Sage Network, a connected platform linking businesses, partners, and products in one intelligent flow.

It helps teams collaborate more easily, automate what slows them down, and keep the right data moving securely across e-invoicing, payments, and compliance.

Trust you can show with responsible agentic AI

Trust is at the absolute core of AI adoption, and that’s why Sage has introduced the Sage Trust Label (starting with Sage Intacct in the UK & US, expanding across EMEA).

It explains how AI features work and how data is handled—giving boards, auditors, and clients the confidence that innovation is happening hand-in-hand with accountability.

Practical takeaways for your business about agentic AI

1. Start with outcomes, not pilots. Pick one finance pain point (close, AP, anomaly detection) and measure cycle time saved, error rate reduced, or cash-flow impact.

2. Put AI where decisions happen. Embed agents in the workflows your team uses daily; avoid “side apps” that create extra clicks.

3. Tighten data hygiene. AI agents amplify whatever they ingest—clean vendor data, chart of accounts, and approvals first.

4. Write the guardrails. Define what the agent can action vs escalate; document audit trails and approvals.

5. Explain the ‘why’. Use evidence like the Trust Label and a simple comms pack to bring your leadership and auditors with you.

Agentic AI questions to take back to your next team meeting

• As agentic AI continues to evolve, how can you harness both technology and human insight to shape the future of your business?

• Where would a two-to-three-day close, fewer manual touches, and clearer risk signals change how you plan and invest next quarter?

• How can you free finance from reporting the past, so it becomes the driver of your next strategic move?

• What decisions could your team make if data spoke the same language across your systems and partners?

• And, as trust becomes the currency of AI adoption, what steps can you take today to make transparency part of your finance culture?

AI is not replacing human intelligence. It’s amplifying it.

Those businesses that combine human judgment with the powers of agentic AI are already moving faster, making smarter decisions, and finding new ways to grow over their competition. The next advantage belongs to those who turn their potential into action.