Tag: Gartner

Chief financial officers are seeing slower top line growth and talent issues as the biggest challenges in 2025, according to ...

Chief financial officers and finance leaders rated metrics, analytics and reporting as their top focus areas for the year coming, ...

Creating and following a comprehensive roadmap is essential for new chief financial officers to effectively navigate their transition, as the ...

The Finance department has undergone significant scope changes as the chief financial officers take on new roles for their evolving ...

According to Gartner, 90% of finance functions will deploy at least one AI-enabled technology solution by 2026, but less than ...

More than half of Finance functions have been using artificial intelligence in 2024, with 58% using the technological advancement, according ...

Prioritise a Shift in Mindset and Behaviours over Digital Competencies

Finance leaders must temper their expectations around generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even amid the significant hype in the market, according ...

A Gartner study revealed that there is a rising concern of artificial intelligence-enhanced malicious attacks as these become top emerging ...

As CFOs rely on cost reductions to meet earnings expectations in a cooling economy, they must avoid pursuing approaches that ...

Sixty-two percent of chief financial officers see artificial intelligence to have the most significant impact on their industries in the next ...

A wave of ESG-related disclosure obligations has CFOs struggling to keep up with new reporting requirements. Reporting is no longer ...

Finance leaders are now seeing generative artificial intelligence to have the most immediate impact on explaining forecast amd budget variances, ...

Taking charge of data is a key factor in making financial planning software artificial intelligence and machine learning ready, according ...

The finance function has long been evolving hence the continuous need to sustain this comes at hand. As finance leaders, ...

On 31 July 2023, the European Union (EU) adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), requiring EU and non-EU companies ...

Gartner, Inc. says the idea that an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system could be a catalyst for finance transformation may ...

Chief financial officers nowadays navigate a difficult “deadweight” economy, according to Gartner, Inc., characterised by tepid demand growth, stubbornly high ...

Chief financial officers must start, if they hadn't already, to treat cybersecurity as a business decision, according to Gartner, Inc. ...

Chief financial officers must be on top of the game in dealing with today's technological advancements, which include artificial intelligence, ...

Compensation, work/life balance, and location are among the top attraction drivers for finance function employees, according to a study by ...

The automation of routine finance planning and analysis (FP&A) processes to create bandwidth for value-adding activities is unsustainable, a Gartner, ...

As it turns out, compliance culture is not the best way to address the most common situation leading to noncompliance, ...

To successfully achieve autonomous finance objectives, Gartner says finance transformation leaders need to ensure other finance leaders fully understand the scope of ...

Chief audit executives expect audit coverage of artificial intelligence-related risks will grow as organisations race to adopt the technological advancement, ...

Chief financial officers are planning to increase budgets for employee compensation, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In the ...

Talent shortage among accounting staff continues to persist in many parts of the world including Southeast Asia, with the issue ...

Finance leaders are now being expected to lead with gratitude towards the workforce to boost staff engagement, according to Gartner, ...

As change is deemed as a permanent thing in this world, it is important that business leaders learn how to ...

Chief financial officers are among some of the C-suite executives most involved in developing enterprise generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) strategies ...

Acceptance of new technology among accounting staff within organisations dramatically reduces error rates, according to Gartner Inc. This observation follows ...

The financial landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, driven by big data, globalisation, and digitisation. The pressure on finance leaders ...

Gartner says weak demand and rising costs will shrink earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) margins by more ...

Chief financial officers are projecting higher budget for artificial intelligence in 2024, forcing conversations on AI ambition and policies, according ...

Digital transformation and functional improvement are the predominant themes through the top 10 priorities of chief financial officers, according to ...

Talent shortage continues to persist in many parts of the world including Asia. In Singapore, for example, the shortage of ...

When it comes to AI success in finance functions, there are three characteristics that the function needs to have and ...

Cloud computing is poised to become a business cornerstone by 2028, according to Milind Govekar, VP analyst at Gartner, Inc. ...

There are three distinct generative AI conversations that CFOs, especially those from large enterprises, must conduct, said Gartner recently. According ...

Gartner dives deep into the role of artificial intelligence in making crucial business decisions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tASU9yfMdSU Mark McDonald, senior director analyst ...

There are five generative AI use cases for CFOs, said Alexander Bant, vice president for the Gartner Finance practice recently. ...

However, we may belittle it as a product of the late 70s technology, the spreadsheet remains a preferred first tool ...

There are five challenges facing CFOs in a deadweight economy, said Gartner recently. According to the advisory firm, CFOs now ...

Unmanaged digital sovereign risk is set to impact 30% of multinational organisations that will experience revenue loss, brand damage or ...

How businesses can balance sustainability and resilience amid continuous disruption is an important question to ask in the age of ...

Gartner says to build an AI-driven finance organisation for the future will require a combination of technical and business skills ...

Emerging risks for enterprises now includes AI as technologies such as ChatGPT and Google Bard have become widely available, said ...

Data science and machine learning is evolving from just focusing on predictive models, toward a more democratised, dynamic and data-centric ...

The top strategic business priority shared by CFOs and CEOs is growth while they rate inflation as a top factor ...

The top priorities for chief audit executives (CAEs) in 2023 are advancing data analytics, providing assurance on proliferating digital risks, ...

Without a doubt, artificial intelligence (AI) is now a topic of interest among CFOs. How to properly channel this interest ...

AI and analytics will be will be critical to corporate success over the next two years, according to a survey ...

Rising prices and interest rates along with other economic factors beyond a company’s control are leading CFOs to show the ...

How many enterprise technology purchases did you regret? According to a Gartner survey, 60% of technology buyers involved in decisions ...

There are three human leadership pillars that CFOs need in the era of finance AI, said Gartner recently. These three ...

To build an AI-driven finance organisation, CFOs should embrace AI as an organisational role rather than just a technical skill, ...

Data quality is of paramount importance to the effective use of data analytics, but it remains a tall order to ...

CFOs tend to underestimate the impact of layoffs on shareholder returns, said Gartner recently. Given a higher cost of capital, ...

AI investment is set to see an increase as ChatGPT publicity has prompted organisations to take a closer look at ...

As generative AI continues at a breakneck pace, organisations need to act now to formulate an enterprise-wide strategy for AI ...

There are nine security trends that CFOs need to be aware when working with CISOs and security and risk management ...

Autonomous finance requires CFOs who are willing to upskill themselves to succeed. According to Gartner, a lack of digital skills ...

To mitigate risks of bank failures, 28% of CFOs plan to diversify deposits across more banks, said Gartner recently when ...

Gartner surveys looking to 2022 show that CFOs, controllers and heads of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) are all focused ...

Autonomous technology in finance will impact FP&A and controllership in three ways, as acceptance of these technologies among finance leaders ...

Autonomous finance is set to transform roles in the function through 2025, said Gartner recently. According to the advisory firm, ...

CFOs plan budget changes and sales functions are likely to get more resources in 2023, said Gartner recently. According to ...

The vast majority of CFOs plan to raise spending on employee compensation in 2023 despite recession fears and ongoing inflation ...

A mature and measurable zero-trust programme might be an enterprise’s goal, but few organisations have actually completed their implementations, said ...

The top CFO priority in 2023 is evaluating finance function strategy, scope and design, said Gartner recently. A survey of ...

There are top nine workplace predictions that business leaders must address in 2023 and beyond to successfully navigate today’s labor ...

CFOs: Are your finance function using low code development technologies to fulfill growing demand for fast application delivery and highly ...

A Gartner survey revealed that composable finance applications are on the radar of CFOs. CFOs who adopt a composable technology ...

When it comes to pay equity, less than one-third of employees feel they are paid fairly and only 34% of ...

There are three most relevant technology innovations for finance in the next five years, said Gartner recently when releasing its ...

There are ten cloud strategy mistakes that CFOs must know as finance functions are digitally transforming themselves and moving more ...

Cyberthreats and IT governance are among the top concerns of auditors in 2023, said Gartner recently when releasing the Gartner 2023 ...

Building a strong sense of belonging is how CFOs can retain digital talent, said Gartner recently. Digital talent has very ...

Organisations need to equip managers on how to connect hybrid knowledge workers to corporate culture, said Gartner recently. According to ...

When it comes to AI in corporate finance, there are five top use cases for FP&A leaders to consider, said ...

When it comes to CFO budget 2023, only 7% of finance leaders plan to cut customer service spending over the ...

The fans of inflation are diverting focus for many CFOs from pursuing innovation and growth strategies to curtailing possible runaway ...

A touchless close is what finance functions want, Gartner said recently. According to survey of 155 finance executives by the ...

Talent hiring and retention is the toughest among the top challenges for CFOs over the next 12 months, said Gartner ...

In June 2022, after two years of delay, the Thailand Personal Data Protection Act B.E.2562 came into effect. The act ...

When it comes to metaverse adoption, there are six trends that are driving it today and will continue to do ...

Technology adoption in FP&A is set to accelerate, driven by macroeconomic uncertainty and ongoing disruptions, said Gartner recently.  “CFOs are telling ...

What are the key themes when it comes to emerging technology trends? According to  the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for ...

Budget cuts for real estate/facilities management and finance functions are the most likely in the next 12 months, said Gartner ...

Pay raise plans are for top performers only, Gartner said recently when releasing results of a July survey of 130 ...

When it comes to corporate investment, M&A and sustainability will be the first areas to face cuts in organisations feeling ...

Executives have a high degree of regret over technology purchases, said Gartner recently when releasing results of a survey of ...

A Gartner study finds that only 29% of 3400 surveyed employees report that their leaders exhibit human leadership. Human leadership ...

When it comes to finance AI, the key to success is not only about investing the most time or money, ...

The rate of compliance reporting has dropped by 30% from before the pandemic, said Gartner recently. According to a survey ...

Half of the current finance AI projects will be either delayed or cancelled by 2024, while the use of business ...

To achieve autonomous finance, CFOs must make three key mindset shifts, said Gartner recently at the opening keynote of the Gartner ...

The emergence of hybrid workplace solutions has given rise to an increased need for automation and collaboration across the enterprise. ...

CFOs are likely to maintain or increase enterprise digital investments in the next two years even if inflation persists, according ...

CFOs: Do you really know what CEOs think when it comes to issues such as sustainability, Metaverse, and inflation.Gartner said ...

CFOs respond to inflation with raising prices as their primary strategy but they also recognise that this strategy is unsustainable ...

According to Gartner's 2021 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises, 30% of ...

It’s time for CFOs to budget for sales organisations’ transition from intuition-based to data-driven decision making. By 2026, 65% of ...

CFOs might invest more in reporting automation, RPA, and process mining over the next two years when it comes to ...

Only 30% of CFO-CIO relationships are characterised by strong collegiality and business centricity, said Gartner recently when releasing results of ...

Finance leaders are increasingly focused on digital transformation initiatives despite having to deal with other pressing issues like revenue, profitability, ...

Data and analytics leaders should embrace three imperatives when leveraging the top trends for 2022 in their enterprise, said Gartner recently. ...

When it comes to CFO strategy, finance leaders CFOs need to move beyond short-term, reactive moves to counter inflation and ...

The top challenge for internal audit leaders this year is how they can attract talent with nontraditional skills, said Gartner ...

Companies are estimated to reduce annual compliance training by 50% by 2025, said Gartner recently. This will displace costs in ...

Co-produced by Sukhpreet Kaur, community manager, CXOCIETY Alexander Bant, chief of research for CFOs at Gartner predicts that 2022 will ...

“Life challenges us, so that we become enlightened. And by recognizing our true intrinsic nature — our transcendent potential — ...

Jenji’s 2021 Asia-Pacific (APAC) Expense Management Practices Survey reveals that despite increased rhetoric about the importance of digital finance, the ...

It might be time for CFOs to start getting ready for the metaverse. According to Gartner, 25% of people will ...

CFOs who evolve their capital allocation approach to one that prizes responsiveness can add 2.5 percentage points to economic value ...

Unfairness in the internal hiring process is the major hindrance when it comes to top talent retention, said Gartner recently. ...

According to the Gartner View from the Board of Directors 2021 survey, 69% of board members want to accelerate digital ...

CFOs must be aware of cases and risks of digital currencies as 20% of large organisations will use them by ...

CFOs: Have you allocated budget for ensuring managers’ success in the hybrid world? According to Gartner, there are three strategies ...

The top CFO focus for 2022 is improving the flexibility of budgeting and forecasting, according to a September 2021 survey ...

Ransomware and the long-term effects of the pandemic on markets and organisations are the top issues for auditors in 2022, ...

Boards of directors (57%) surveyed by Gartner have increased or expected to increase their risk appetite heading into 2022, said ...

Gartner predicts that 90% of large organizations globally will adopt Robotic process automation (RPA) in some form by 2022 and ...

Gartner forecasts that global spending on security and risk management will exceed US$150 billion in 2021 adding cloud adoption and ...

A September 2021 survey of 251 CFOs and other finance leaders revealed that 47% intend to assess digital currencies for ...

A global survey of 111 CFOs from different industries in July revealed that 60% of organisations experienced wage inflation in ...

Employees’ desire to work from home presents CFOs a new opportunity to recalibrate staff costs, said Gartner recently. Many organisations ...

When it comes to analytics talent, CFOs often limit the scope of their advanced analytics centre of excellence (ACOE) by ...

CFOs and other business leaders: Are you prepared for increasing your organisation’s budget for improved inclusion in a hybrid work ...

There are 10 most sough-after shared services skills in the finance and accounting function in the past year, said Gartner ...

Hyperautomation and intelligent composable business are the top technology trends that CFOs should immediately address, said Gartner recently. These trends ...

The four trends that are driving near-term AI innovation include responsible AI, small and wide data approaches, operationalisation of AI ...

The key emerging technologies that spur innovation through trust, growth and change include nonfungible tokens (NFT), sovereign cloud, data fabric, ...

Regulatory risk related to ESG disclosures has rapidly risen to the second overall position, said Gartner recently when releasing its Emerging ...

The growing audit control gaps can result in higher organisational risk, said Gartner recently when releasing results of its survey ...

S&P 500 firms overlook governance metrics in ESG reporting, said Gartner recently when releasing an analysis. Actual metrics for tracking ...

Provisions and write-offs of bad debt increased from $9,750 million in 2019 to $12,262 million in 2020 — a 25.8% ...

A Gartner survey on CFO investment indicates that 82% of respondents plan to increase their budgets for digital capabilities in ...

Non-IT professionals will build 80% of technology products and services by 2024, said Gartner recently. This trend is driven by ...

While  62% of organisations expect external audit fees to rise this year, they could combat this by automating their internal ...

Finance and accounting (F&A) organisations will not renew 60% of their existing business process outsourcing (BPO) contracts by 2025 because ...

Controllers must optimise their governance processes to balance risk management processes without stifling the productivity that the technology provides, as ...

Gartner recently predicted that  70% of organisations by 2025 will shift their focus from big to small and wide data ...

While CFOs surveyed recently by Gartner are likely to invest in AI, they need to adopt a different AI approach ...

CEO sentiment is positive as more of these C-level execs anticipate an economic boom (60%) than stagnation (40%) in 2021 ...

There are seven critical areas where CFOs can identify opportunities for improvement in ESG reporting, said Gartner recently. “About one ...

Nearly one in five employees (18%) consider themselves to be digital technology experts since the pandemic, while more than half consider ...

Have you ever wondered if your finance function is over-investing in new analytics tools? Gartner confirms your thought if you ...

The internal audit function faced both declining budgets and a significantly expanded workload in 2020, according to Gartner survey of ...

A Gartner survey of 127 finance and corporate real estate (CRE) leaders in February 2021 showed that 59% of respondents ...

Organisations that achieved unexpected cost efficiency gains as a result of operational constraints due to the pandemic risk losing these ...

Employee mental wellbeing has become an issue that needs the attention of their organisations, as 29% of the workforce described ...

More than 75% of venture capital (VC) and early-stage investor executive reviews will be informed using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics ...

A recent Gartner survey suggests that the answer to the question of whether CFOs would plan to hold Bitcoin as ...

Organisations find it increasingly difficult to quickly find and develop talent with the most in demand skills and at the ...

Gartner predicts that 40% of boards of directors will have a dedicated cybersecurity committee overseen by a qualified board member by ...

Finance leaders must navigate both big and small changes to protect employees’ mental energy as the pace of change is ...

Chief audit executives (CAEs) have listed IT governance as the top risk for 2021, said Gartner recently. According to the ...

The pandemic has driven CFOs to accelerate digital investment timelines from the pace of a multi-year marathon to a 12-month ...

The amount of change that the average employee can absorb without becoming fatigued in 2020 has been cut in half ...

It has been nine months since a virus has been labelled COVID-19 and measures to stop the spread of the ...

Bring Your Own PC Security would become one of the pandemic-induced trends that leave a transformational impact within the next ...

Employee skill development might not be effective among organisations, as staffers apply only 54% of the new skills they learn ...

There are five emerging technology trends that will drive innovations in the next decade, said Gartner which recently released its ...

While converting empty “ghost offices” into 24/7, healthy, co-working spaces will present organisations with added costs, it might be an important first step ...

Business leaders must reset their strategy and build resilience as the phases of the pandemic progress, but how could these ...

Your RPA can only do so much. Cognitive automation lets you analyse unstructured and semi-structured data to enable true end-to-end ...

What if you can empower your automation efforts with cyber-enhanced cognitive technology? This Automation Anywhere eBook offers 6 proven steps ...

A Gartner survey on June 5 of 127 company leaders, representing finance, legal and compliance, real estate, and HR revealed ...

In times of crisis, cash is king. IBM's Tony Lee discusses capital optimization as an everyday strategy that finance must ...

For an average US$ 5 billion revenue company it amounts to US$ 99 million annually in opportunity cost from delayed ...

Gartner said recently that it has identified the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) technology trends for 2020 that can ...

While CFOs’ continued effort in cost cutting doesn’t come as a surprise, real estate is one of the most targeted ...

Gartner said recently that it has identified nine traits CFOs should implement for better performance during the coronavirus pandemic.  According ...

Gartner identified Coupa as a Leader due to its strong innovation and deep market understanding, as well as its strong ...

Gartner said recently that 70% of S&P 500 companies have revised or completely withdrawn their earnings guidance due to the ...

Gartner said recently the number of companies furloughing staff as well as cutting salaries and workforce in May and June ...

A Gartner survey of 99 CFOs and finance leaders taken April 14-19, 2020 revealed that 42% of CFOs are not ...

A Gartner survey of 145 CFOs and senior finance leaders on April 12, 2020 revealed 51% of respondents said they ...

Gartner says CFOs plan to cut SG&A budgets from 10% up due to COVID-19. However Gartner believes that the move ...

Is your company doing the same? A Gartner survey of 200 CFOs on March 17 revealed that 81% intend to ...

There are ten trends that Gartner said recently that CFOs must understand to become successful in the future. Digital is ...

Organisations using blockchain smart contracts will increase overall data quality by 50% but reduce data availability by 30% by 2023, ...

There are plenty of famous quotes that remind us that we learn more from our failures than our successes. I’m ...

Data management failures have drawn regulatory and public scrutiny, leading to increased regulatory burdens and pressure on organisations and their ...

Finance departments can save their teams from 25,000 hours of avoidable rework caused by human errors by deploying RPA in ...

Gartner says 80% of hr leaders fail to consider how cost optimization efforts contribute to organizations’ overall cost savings

A study by Gartner now gives CFOs a glimpse into returned on invested capital related performance. The best CFO approaches ...

Underutilized shared services means 29% more service disruptions and 19% more customer complaints