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Driving the Strategic Agenda: The CFO’s Road Ahead
What business
priorities are impacting the CFO?
Supported by research from KPMG and Gartner.
And why are CFOs moving to the cloud to help
them support these business demands?
The Changing Role of the CFO
“More than half of global CEOs think the CFO role will gain the most importance in the next three years."
- KPMG—Global CEO Outlook Survey
Operational Excellence
Strategy+ +
Growth
What CFOs Care About
Growth Regulatory Environment
Business Insight
Continuous Innovation and Transformation
Four business priorities that will impact the focus of the CFO and strategies for
driving the company forward are:
Growth
“A majority of CEOs view growth as their top priority during the next three years.”
- KPMG—Global CEO Outlook Survey
Acquisitions
Geographic Expansion and Organic Growth
Help drive growth strategies across the organization.
Regulatory Environment
“45 percent of CEOs rank the regulatory environment as the biggest issue having the most impact on their companies.”
- KPMG—Global CEO Outlook Survey
Policies
Regulations
TransparencyLaw
Requirements
Governance
Rules
Adapt to new regulations while also looking for opportunities to create more value for
the business.
Business Insight
Support functional leaders with relevant data and insights, and advise on
strategy.
“Nearly half of global CEOs reported that embedding more finance skills into the business through partnering was important.”
- KPMG—“The View from the Top” Report
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Continuous Innovation and Transformation
“One out of three CEOs say experience with transformation is one of the most important attributes of a CFO.”
- KPMG—“The View from the Top” Report
Help organizations evolve with change and drive transformation.
How Cloud-based Finance Systems Can Help
“Leveraging IT, such as cloud-enabled ERP systems, should be the main focus of CFOs in the future.” - KPMG—”The View from the Top” Report
Top reasons leading CFOs to the cloud are real-time data and analytics, flexibility
and scalability, and operational efficiencies.
Real-Time Data and Analytics
Gain accurate, real-time data and insights about the current state of the
business.
Flexibility and Scalability
Create an agile and scalable technology foundation that can
support rapid growth and significant change.
Operational Efficiencies
Enable finance to spend less time on managing transactions
and more time on value-add activities.
Next Steps• Consider how these four business priorities will
impact the CFO’s focus and business strategies at your company in the next several years.
• Evaluate current finance systems to determine if they can deliver the capabilities and tools needed for success.
• Consider how cloud-based finance systems can support business demands and the evolving role of CFOs today and in the future.
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Driving the Strategic Agenda: The CFO’s Road Ahead