Artifact AI today announced the appointment of Rafael Casas as Head of Deployment. Casas will help accounting firms put Artifact’s intelligence and orchestration capabilities into practice, connecting the firm’s methods and client knowledge with the work its teams deliver. His appointment supports Artifact’s focus on helping firms build on their own expertise to deepen client relationships and develop specialized services, with human judgment at the center.

Accounting firms bring more to client work than a set of procedures. Their value also comes from how their people interpret a client’s situation, apply experience, and decide what matters. Artifact’s work with firms has reinforced the opportunity to make that knowledge more accessible across a practice, so teams can build on what colleagues know while retaining responsibility for professional judgments and client service.

“Our conversations with firms keep coming back to how AI can reflect the way their people work and the needs of each client,” said Ariel Harmoko, co-founder and CEO of Artifact AI. “That is where we are focusing: an intelligence layer firms can see, change, and build on, with their expertise guiding the work. Rafael brings a deep understanding of the profession and the realities of adoption. He will help firms connect those capabilities to the services they want to deliver and bring their experience back into our product development.”

Human Judgment at the Center

Artifact’s intelligence layer learns at two levels: the firm’s methods and approach to client service, and the context and requirements of each client. The platform uses that knowledge to inform how agents prepare work. Teams can see and change what Artifact has learned, helping them shape the work around their practice and each client’s needs.

Its orchestration capabilities connect that intelligence with workflows across the firm’s existing technology environment. Accounting and month-end close provide a practical starting point, where recurring work and professional review help refine the record of how the firm serves each client. Making that knowledge available across the team gives colleagues a shared foundation to work from, while professionals continue to review the work and exercise judgment.

For Artifact, the opportunity extends beyond capacity. Knowledge developed through recurring accounting work can help firms identify where the practice has expertise. Once a firm’s methods and client knowledge sit in one place, its people can build agents around a single client’s needs, or around a specialized service the firm wants to offer, without writing code. Casas will work with firms to connect those opportunities to deployment, grounding adoption in the outcomes that teams want to achieve.

Bringing Accounting Experience Into Deployment

Casas brings roughly two decades of experience in accounting technology, consulting, and strategic partnerships, with a background spanning Workday, Sage, Oracle NetSuite, and QuickFee. He serves on CalCPA’s CAS Advisory Council and YEP State Committee and is an instructor and author for the AICPA Business Learning Institute.

“Throughout my career, I’ve worked with accounting professionals who see the potential of technology but need a partner to connect it to their practice,” said Casas. “What drew me to Artifact is the focus on the people and expertise behind the work. My role is to help firms put the technology into practice in ways that support their teams, strengthen client relationships, and create opportunities for growth. That means being a partner to the profession as well as a technology provider.”

About Artifact AI

Artifact AI is an advanced AI platform purpose-built for accounting firms, with human judgment at the center. Its intelligence layer learns the firm’s methods and each client’s context to inform agents that prepare work across existing systems. Teams can see and change what Artifact has learned, helping them apply their expertise across more client work while retaining responsibility for professional judgments.

Headquartered in London and New York, Artifact AI is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Speedrun), Motive Partners, and leading operators from companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Zapier. For more information, visit https://www.getartifact.com/

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