How Rivian Accelerated Finance Operations with AI Agents on Amazon Bedrock

Co-authored by Arunkumar Malli (Rivian) Rivian optimized its month-end financial close processes to better support rapid growth by deploying intelligent ERP AI agents built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, eliminating over 15 days of manual work per cycle. If your finance teams are struggling with manual ERP workflows, lengthy close cycles, or scaling challenges as your business grows, Rivian’s journey offers a proven blueprint for business process transformation. In this blog, we share how Rivian’s SAP finance operations scaled beyond limitations, describe the technical architecture using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with leading LLM models, and share measurable results and lessons learned your organization can apply. The Challenge: Scaling Finance for a New Product Launch Rivian, headquartered in Irvine, California, is a leader in electric vehicle innovation, manufacturing its R2 SUV, R1T pickup, R1S SUV, and Electric Delivery Van (EDV) in Normal, Illinois. With a global team of approximately 15,000 employees, the company is managing exponential operational growth driven by strategic initiatives, including the R2 vehicle line and a joint venture with Volkswagen to advance electric vehicl...