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Federal CFOs leading
through change

April 12, 2021

RESEARCH REPORT

In brief

Economic guardian

Leading a highly automated, data-driven finance organization to ensure adaptive, efficient, and resilient enterprise operations.

Strategic advisor

Providing targeted insights and modeling to help other C-suite executives improve the performance of their organizations.

Transformation architect

Driving efforts to evolve and transform operating models as well as the enterprise’s role in society.

About the research

Brad Gladstone

Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services


Jeff Miller

Managing Director – Aerospace & Defense


Scott Quehl

Director – Accenture Federal Services, Growth & Strategy Lead, Applied Intelligence

Federal CFOs leading through change

State of the federal CFO 2021

Rising expectations and new challenges are rapidly reshaping the role of the CFO.

CFOs as economic guardians

Leading a highly automated, data-driven, resilient finance organization.

CFOs as strategic advisers

Providing targeted insights and modeling to help other C-suite executives.

CFOs as transformation architects

Driving efforts to evolve operating models and the enterprise’s role in society.

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Federal CFOs leading through change

The role of the federal CFO is evolving as they expand their influence and adopt new operating models – learn more.

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A summary of the main findings and analysis in "Federal CFOs leading through change".

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