AI turns forecasting from a backward-looking exercise into a forward-looking one. Instead of finance teams manually extrapolating last year’s numbers, machine learning models analyse historical trends, seasonality and business drivers to generate a statistical baseline forecast in minutes. AI also flags anomalies and outliers before they reach board reports, highlights where plans deviate from expected patterns, and lets teams test multiple scenarios quickly during strategic discussions. 
That’s where ICit’s implementation expertise makes the difference: we build the data foundations and driver-based models that allow AI to produce forecasts your finance team can trust, explain and act on, rather than a black box nobody uses.