Predictive technologies are transforming how we live and work, undoubtedly upending old ways of decision making. Every day, algorithms are significantly influencing our decisions concerning…
Fostering Outside-in Thinking in the Finance Function
The role of the CFO continues to expand. In addition to overseeing core finance and accounting functions, they’re also responsible for talent management, championing cybersecurity…
CFOs as Masters of Change
The role of the CFO is continuously evolving and so are the demands placed on finance leaders. This is according to results shared by McKinsey…
Finance Transformation is More Than One-Shot Improvement Efforts
It is eighteen months since Max Brown was appointed Head of Finance Transformation of CG Logistics to lead the redesign of the company’s finance function,…
Lack of Strategy as a Key Barrier to Finance Transformation
As the custodian of enterprise performance, finance is increasingly expected to add real value to the business and influence better decision-making across the enterprise. That…
The Finance Function of the Future
McKinsey has published an interesting piece that merits the attention of finance leaders and professionals. Their Finance 2030: Four Imperatives for the Next Decade include:…
New Report on Finance Transformation From AICPA & CIMA and KPMG
In the past years, finance has been undergoing significant changes in order to streamline its operations and free up more time to partner with the…
Finance and Enterprise Performance Improvement
In the past several years, the role of finance in business has significantly transformed from being a back office, desk-bound, number cruncher into a more…
Plan Continuation Bias and Decision Making
Businesses of all shapes and sizes often operate in a system with the different parts of the system interacting with one another to produce effects…
Finance as the Custodian of Enterprise Performance Management
The days of having CFOs responsible for only preparing the statutory financial reports of the business and play the role of the bookkeeper are long…
