Listen & move forward.

Sona8 interviews the people in your organisation about their work and where AI helps or gets in the way. You see the value levers in each process, backed by data.

Three colleagues talking over coffee and notes at a table by a window

People feel faster with AI. Your results don't show it yet.

of people say AI has improved their productivity.

say it has added to their company's EBIT.

McKinsey, The state of AI in 2026, 1,719 respondents in 97 countries, August 2026

Every competitor can buy the same AI models. Only your people know how your business runs.

AI is only as useful as the context it gets, and that context sits with the people doing the work. It counts once it reaches your decisions. Every quarter it stays in their heads, your lead gets smaller.

Everyone along the process, in one week.

  1. You write one question

    Where does AI help in finance, and where does it get in the way? Sona8 reads your documents first.

  2. Interviews at scale

    10 to 20 minutes each, by phone or in the browser. People estimate the time their own steps take.

  3. You read the value levers

    Counted per process and team, with a Sona8 person beside you.

  4. Follow-up

    After each rollout, a follow-up on the same question shows which levers moved and where to act next.

Value levers by process, after one week.

PeopleValue leverNext step and owner

Reconciliations drafted with AI are re-checked line by line. Month-end close, 3.1 h a week.

Agree what the AI must show per account.

Variance commentary is written twice, by AI and again by hand for the board pack. Management reporting, 2.4 h a week.

One template for the board pack.

Sign-offs wait for one approver, so faster drafts don't close the books sooner. Close sign-off, 1.8 h a week.

Delegate sign-off for standard accounts.

Example only, not a client result. Time per week is what people estimated for their own steps.

400interviews
87.5%took part in one deployment
35AI use cases found
13barriers named

What would your teams tell you about AI? Let's listen.

NS

Niklas Schneider

Founding Account Executive

First call

  • 30 minutes
  • Video call, link in the invite
  • Berlin time (CET)
November 2026

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