What AI Means for Production Finance Teams

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What AI Means for Production Finance Teams

AI is quickly becoming a core tool in every part of production—but it’s not just limited to amazing visual effects and post-production magic. AI is also reshaping the financial operations behind every shoot to maximize resources and improve efficiency.

XR Pay brings AI to the heart of payroll and production accounting—automating tasks both behind the scenes and customer-facing tasks that used to require lengthy spreadsheet reviews and paper trails.

How AI Supports Finance Teams

  • Auto-Classifies Union Rates: XR Pay scans contract language and session details to apply correct scale rates, reducing errors in pay and residuals.
  • Flags Compliance Gaps: The system can detect missing paperwork, I-9 issues, or misaligned fringe calculations before payments are issued.
  • Predicts Residual Timelines: Based on contract terms and past cycles, XR Pay forecasts when residuals will hit—so you can plan instead of react.
  • Wrap Reporting in Minutes: What used to take days of ledger scrubbing now takes minutes with machine-verified data and standardized formats.

AI isn’t just a buzzword. For entertainment teams managing fast-moving productions and strict union compliance, it’s a financial necessity.