{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/financial-analyst/ai","career":{"slug":"financial-analyst","title":"Financial Analyst","subject":"Finance & Accounting","ai_exposure_pct_today":60,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":60,"rolesVs2024":[90,100],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":78,"rolesVs2024":[70,90],"entry":"D - very hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":90,"rolesVs2024":[50,75],"entry":"E - extremely hard","moat":"Weak"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":95,"rolesVs2024":[25,60],"entry":"E - extremely hard","moat":"Gone"}],"door_grade_now":"C - hard","door_grade_20yr":"E - extremely hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"none","moat_label":"NO MOAT","moat_line":"No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","starting_pay":"£25,000 - £35,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 60% of the measured tasks of a Financial Analyst, heading for 95% within 20 years. The door in is grade C today, grade E in 20 years. Moat: none - No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":1753,"same_score":24,"more_exposed":62},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"actuaries-and-actuarial-analysts","title":"Actuaries and actuarial analysts","exposure":55},{"slug":"auditors-qualified-accountant","title":"Auditors (qualified accountant)","exposure":55},{"slug":"chartered-and-certified-accountants-nec","title":"Chartered and certified accountants","exposure":55}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"call-and-contact-centre-occupations","title":"Call and contact centre occupations","exposure":65},{"slug":"communication-operators-nec","title":"Communication operators","exposure":65},{"slug":"copywriters","title":"Copywriters","exposure":65}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}