We are thrilled to share that IBM has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting (FTSC)

In our opinion, this recognition reflects IBM’s continued commitment to helping CFOs and finance leaders reimagine the future of finance — powered by AI, automation, and data confidence. We feel being named a Leader reinforces that IBM’s approach to finance transformation is proven, mature, and trusted – grounded in measurable outcomes and sustained innovation.

IBM’s FTSC practice focuses on AI-driven, asset-based delivery, enabling organizations to modernize their finance functions with intelligence, agility, and scalability. Our approach goes beyond traditional consulting — we bring together technology, domain and industry expertise, co-creating with clients to deliver tangible business results —by example with IBM as Client Zero.

IBM Consulting Advantage, our AI-enabled delivery platform, equips our teams with intelligent agents, reusable assets, and codified best practices to accelerate delivery and elevate results for clients. With expanded domain capabilities, we’re driving greater impact in finance and seamlessly orchestrating end-to-end processes.

What we believe sets IBM’s FTSC apart: AI-powered, asset-based delivery

1. AI-Driven Insights & Orchestration

We embed advanced AI, automation, and decision engines into our finance transformation workstreams — not as point tools, but as central “brains” that orchestrate processes, flag exceptions, surface insights, and drive continuous optimization.

2. Asset-Based, Reusable Components

Rather than reinventing the wheel, we bring modular tools, accelerators, templates, process models, and deployment artifacts to engagements. This “platform of assets” accelerates implementation, reduces risk, elevates consistency, and enables scaling of finance transformation across business units and geographies.

3. Business & Technology Integration

Our FTSC engagements tightly tie strategy to execution. We help clients bridge the gap from vision to execution — aligning finance operating models, data & analytics, process reengineering, system enablement, and governance. This asset-based model ensures we can iterate quickly and adapt to evolving requirements and provide our clients with more predictable outcomes, smarter operations, and the ability to continuously innovate.

In parallel, IBM has been recognized in other Gartner Magic Quadrant reports such as: 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing, which in our opinion underscores our broader strength in finance operations and transformation.

On the industry front, we expect the role of AI in finance transformation to intensify — from forecasting and analytics to prescriptive orchestration.

Conclusions

To us, being named a Leader is not just recognition — it’s a signal of what’s possible when deep domain expertise, enterprise AI, and asset-based delivery converge. For clients navigating the complexity of finance transformation, we feel it means a more confident path forward.

We are immensely proud of our teams for embodying this vision, and grateful to our clients for entrusting us to co-create the future of finance.

Let’s continue to transform together.

Read the full report: https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-54204

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting, Geraldine Garaud, Marco D'Ascoli, Lavinia Ritchie Sasse, 10 November 2025

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