The IDC InfoBrief, The Evolving Role of the CFO in 2023, revealed that more than 80% of manufacturing and distribution organisations surveyed agreed that today’s economic uncertainty has "significantly" elevated the importance of the CFO in driving strategy and technology optimization initiatives.
Commissioned by Epicor Software, the study of more than 200 manufacturing and distribution organisations also revealed financial performance and growth were cited as the top IT investment drivers in the current economic climate.
With a heightened focus on data management to drive enterprise agility and real-time decision-making, CFOs are looking for ways to modernize the tools the finance and accounting departments rely on to improve efficiency and business performance.
Click on the link to download your copy of the report and learn more about the challenges, priorities and opportunities that finance leaders and teams at manufacturing and distribution organisations must address to lead their markets in the years ahead.
