About · CV
Deivids Priedins, ACCA.
A high-impact AI strategy professional and Executive Director of Pine & Sterling, a specialist AI and finance systems consultancy. I specialise in bridging C-Suite commercial strategy with operations-wide AI technical execution, architecting automated finance and operational functions that use AI, ML, LLMs, Python, and SQL to remove manual overhead and scale multi-jurisdictional operations. Independent B2B advisory with executive stakeholder impact, advanced LLM architecture depth, and a commercial approach to responsible AI adoption.
Experience
Work History.
Executive Director
Specialist consulting firm focused on enterprise AI strategy, finance and operational transformation, and finance system implementations for complex, multi-jurisdictional organisations. Trusted advisory partner to executive leadership teams on strategic roadmaps, technical LLM integrations, and digital transformation programmes.
- Enterprise AI strategy: C-Suite advisory, high-value use case identification, target operating models, and ROI realisation across commercial, ops, finance, and HR
- LLM architecture & delivery: integrations, agentic workflows, and production tooling that turn AI capability into measurable business outcomes
- Finance systems & transformation: programme leadership from assessment through go-live for multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional operations
- Responsible AI: frameworks, enterprise controls, and risk mitigation that support durable adoption
Finance Transformation, Systems and AI
Leading the firm's finance transformation roadmap, replacing legacy infrastructure with automated, high-integrity AI systems.
- Financial infrastructure architecture: proprietary financial software replacing costly third-party SaaS, improving control and reducing recurring spend
- AI-driven process transformation: autonomous AI/LLM workflows for complex reconciliations and reporting so the team shifts from data entry to analysis
- Risk mitigation & governance: monitoring across accounting and treasury that strengthens data accuracy and lowers operational finance risk
- Strategic data engineering: automated pipelines and custom reporting for leadership visibility into the organisation's financial position
- Cross-functional alignment with infrastructure teams on integrations so financial data flows across the stack
- Multi-jurisdictional operations: daily finance across Singapore, Swiss, and German entities; purchase ledger and complex multi-currency payment runs
- Production automation: n8n-led integrations across invoicing, reconciliation, and payments; 30+ live workflows with minimal day-to-day supervision
- Internal crypto treasury tooling: vesting and bonus-cycle modelling, clean batch outputs, multisig-ready payment preparation
AI Strategy and Implementation
Advisor on strategic AI implementation and system improvement for a recruitment organisation.
- Advisory & system optimisation: assessed legacy architecture and advised leadership on the strategic and technical implementation of AI to drive efficiency
- Agentic operational implementations: directed technical back-end deployment of agentic AI frameworks, orchestrating autonomous agents across core business operations
Finance Supervisor
Led finance operations for the FFT group, with a focus on systems migration, controls, and process efficiency.
- Finance architecture: directed migration and implementation of a new accounting system on schedule; custom automation removed the bulk of repetitive workload
- Controls & processes: established departmental internal controls and SOPs that improved efficiency and reduced risk
- Close & reporting: month-end close, deferred revenue recognition, and management reporting with structured review before leadership sign-off
- Team leadership: supervised junior finance staff and daily workflows across core finance functions
- VBA automation: suite that removed most repetitive close and data-entry work and tightened control points
Assistant Associate
Audit experience within a Big Four practice, working across private, public, and international clients.
- Audit execution: supported year-end audits through detailed substantive testing of financial statements and working papers
- Client engagement: regular interaction with clients under manager review, building professional communication and judgement
- Technical breadth: exposure across sectors and reporting frameworks as part of a Big Four audit practice
Expertise
Core competencies.
Enterprise AI strategy & leadership
AI roadmap development, C-Suite advisory, high-value use case identification across commercial, ops, finance, and HR, target operating models, and ROI realisation.
Advanced AI & LLM ecosystems
Extensive work with LLMs, open-source models, local and cloud deployments. HuggingFace, CLIs, RAG, AI agents, and workflow tooling including n8n , alongside developmental and agentic environments used in production delivery.
Data architecture & engineering
LLM integration in data pipelines, dynamic workflows, autonomous process automation, rigorous model testing and benchmarking, with advanced Python (Pandas/NumPy), SQL, and JavaScript architectures.
AI governance, security & risk
Responsible AI adoption, enterprise controls, privacy and security frameworks, data encryption in AI and LLM analysis, and strategic risk mitigation for finance and operational environments.
Systems & platforms
Education & Qualifications
Credentials.
Member. Chartered accounting qualification. Optional professionals completed - AFM & APM.
Previous Member.
Intensive programme. Full professional diploma completed.
Sources
References.
Inline markers link here. Public demo means a standalone build that illustrates production-style work. Internal means employer delivery not fully exposed publicly.
Public demos
FX Board: finance rates view (fiat FX and crypto) for month-end and multicurrency alignment; built for Institute of Free Technology (IFT). Demonstrates production-style structure.
EventsLog: demo UI for a company-wide events pipeline with integrations and managed catalogs in one queryable record (IFT-facing).
Payments Automation: demo of validated bulk cryptocurrency payment batches generated from accounting extracts (IFT treasury context).
Finance Dashboard: interactive demo of AI-native finance infrastructure (cash, close, FP&A, investor KPIs) reflecting production systems built for real engagements.
Internal delivery
Future Fit Training: Excel/VBA automation, close rhythm, imports into accounting, and management packs (employer-internal).
Vesting Tool: internal IFT utility for crypto vesting and bonus cycles, batch outputs, and multisig-ready payment preparation.
n8n at IFT: production-integrated workflow system for Institute of Free Technology finance (30+ live workflows across invoicing, reconciliation, and payments).
Qualifications & platforms
ACCA: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (full chartered qualification; AFM and APM optionals).
n8n: workflow automation and orchestration platform used for finance integrations and scheduled jobs.
Start a conversation.
Contact me directly for roles and personal enquiries, or visit Pine & Sterling for organisational advisory work.