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The rise of artificial intelligence is set to reshape the responsibilities of Accounts Assistants, with varying degrees of disruption across their core tasks.

Figure 1 shows the automation potential and timeline for the tasks of an Accounts Assistant. Highly repetitive tasks like “Reconcile financial data” and “Prepare financial documentation” show automation potential of up to 85–90%, with major changes expected as early as 2025–2032. Conversely, human-centric activities such as “Develop professional relationships” and “Coordinate activities within departments” demonstrate lower susceptibility (10–40%) and are projected to be impacted later, between 2030–2040.

Figure 2 shows an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) disruption scenario, where automation potential increases significantly across all tasks. In this future, even complex and judgment-based functions like “Monitor operations to ensure compliance” and “Manage budgets or financial plans” could see automation rates exceeding 85%, while transactional work such as “Maintain sales or financial records” could reach near-total automation (95–96%).

These insights suggest that while automation will likely streamline much of the transactional workload for Accounts Assistants, human skills such as relationship-building, critical thinking, and cross-department coordination will remain vital to maintaining relevance in an AI-driven workplace.