Empowering Finance Through AI and Analytics

Chris Merjane, Head of Finance at ResMed describes how ResMed empowers its leaders by democratising financial data and embedding strong analytics capability into the finance function. He explains that his team moves beyond traditional month-end activities by automating routine processes and giving cost-centre owners real-time visibility of their spending. This shift, he says, enables better decision-making and encourages business leaders to take genuine ownership of their numbers. Chris also highlights the importance of pairing a strong FP&A capability with embedded data scientists, creating a unified function that can rethink processes end-to-end rather than simply producing “cool dashboards.”

He outlines how finance, technology and HR work together to build a more capable and future-ready workforce. Chris stresses that good FinOps practice helps ResMed reduce technology sprawl, optimise software usage and prepare the organisation for AI by consolidating platforms. At the same time, partnership with HR ensures the development of a strategic…