An agile, efficient and forward-looking finance function is central to business growth and success. It therefore needs to evolve faster than the business itself. This requires ongoing investment in new technologies, processes and skillsets in the finance function to ensure it’s well positioned to spearhead business efficiency and value creation
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for accelerated business change. Now, the challenge for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) is to maintain the momentum for corporate rejuvenation. Find out where CFOs should focus their efforts to drive change in their organisation.
Whether you’re eyeing off the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role in your current organisation or elsewhere, the intel from CEO, CFO and industry surveys suggests the path from financial controller to CFO is more of a zigzag than a straight line. So what skillsets are organisations looking for in a modern CFO, and do you have them? We’ve put together some advice to take you from CFO-in-waiting to the top job.
Whether you’ve just secured the coveted role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or you’re on the cusp of becoming one, one thing’s for sure: you’re embarking on a high-stakes, high pressure role.