
CFOs adapt to face a more complex reality
…insight. CFOs are expected to provide their company insightful guidance during economic uncertainty. Beyond finance’s typical function of checks,

…insight. CFOs are expected to provide their company insightful guidance during economic uncertainty. Beyond finance’s typical function of checks,

…focus on sustainable finance results. Results for the business and results for the global impact of the UN Sustainable

…finance function. In your view, which functions within finance are most challenging to fill/retain? For those looking to build

…to the business. You may consider setting up a cross-functional team to bring together domain experts from finance and

Finance and accounting team members nowadays seek more effective communication and clearly defined roles and responsibilities to be able

…on companies to find innovative ways to manage their financial functions efficiently. In a report by non-profit research organisation

…balance risk with innovation and bold transformation for the finance function. According to Wong, CFOs recognise that they need

Embedding ESG is indeed a cross-functional endeavor within the organisation, as every department – from procurement to marketing to

…supports experimentation and innovation. Traditionally, finance functions undertake highly technical work as part of carefully controlled processes–while this can

…other functions are growing their skills at working with data – meaning finance is no longer the only source

For finance chiefs, a more compelling vision is required for the future of finance and reporting. According to Ernst

Agile planning makes room for development and progress from limited insight and hindsight to a good scenario planning among