Overview
In an environment where volatility is a given, the role of the CFO has changed. From accountant to chief value architect, today’s CFO provides the means, tools and acumen to sow new opportunities for growth. All while managing complexity.
CAPABILITIES
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Enterprise value targeting
Providing a multi-dimensional benchmarking capability to identify key opportunities and to inform strategic direction -
Digital finance
For the office of the CFO, this means creating insights from the increasing volumes of data flowing across the enterprise. -
Integrated operating model
The next generation of shared services will require transforming and innovating business services and moving from a cost-reduction to a business-outcome focus.
Insights
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Unleashing the future of digital finance
Accenture research into the current state of finance function reveals two contradictory insights into finance’s digital transformation journey. -
From back (office) to the future
Learn how leveraging a zero-based mindset as part of a digital journey, can help companies thrive in any environment. -
Accelerating the digital agenda in finance: Part 3
Finance leaders have an opportunity to profoundly change how their organizations operate. Read the Accenture Strategy insights. -
Is your working capital really working?
By improving working capital, businesses can help fund strategic investments, reduce debt obligations or free up cash to return to shareholders. -
Digital value or digital vanity?
When companies zero base digital they understand benefits from digital investments. Read the Accenture Strategy point of view. -
Accelerating the digital agenda in finance: Part 1
The first in a three-part series addressing how finance leaders can accelerate their digital agenda. Read Accenture Strategy’s Athena Reilly’s Insights. -
Zeroing out the past
Zero-based organization designs the right operating model needed to fuel growth. Read Accenture report for more. -
The digital finance moonshot
Improve finance effectiveness and deliver better enterprise performance -
CFOs are the new digital apostles
Trailblazers move beyond piecemeal apps to enterprise-wide digital deployment. -
Breaking through the complexity barrier
Ruthlessly challenge the status quo—build an integrated operating model -
CFOs: The digital kingdom begs for a strategic ruler
CFOs who move beyond a process mindset are well positioned to reap results with digital finance.
Leadership
"Leveraging the power of a digitalized finance function and considering the wider growth agenda, CFOs are positioned to play a critical role in the digitalization of their companies."
CHRISTIAN CAMPAGNA