Beyond the balance sheet

The modern chief financial officer (CFO) is at the nexus of vast flows of valuable financial and operational data. Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving business landscape, the CFO role has transformed from a conservative force focused on balancing the books to a strategic business driver as crucial as the CEO.

Exploring emerging trends, the white paper shares real-life, practical insights into how forward-thinking CFOs are harnessing strategic opportunities and preparing for how their roles, functions and organizations will operate in the future.

It also identifies 3 key opportunities within the office of the CFO to drive transformation:

• Optimized, efficient payments
• Smarter, dynamic investment decisioning
• Enhanced organizational resilience
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To compile this report, interviews with market experts including chief financial officers (CFOs) at leading multinational companies; senior finance professionals in CFO offices including those involved in treasury, procurement, financial planning and analysis, and supply chain management; and with experts in data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom were completed alongside extensive desktop research to evaluate emerging trends and the current market landscape.