From Scorekeeper to Futurist: the Journey to Finance 5.0

Description: CFOs have traditionally been responsible for cash flow, investments, reporting Balance Sheets and P&Ls, but are recognizing that technology offers significant opportunities if leveraged and deployed effectively. Those who recognized the transformative potential of technology rarely had an active hand in that domain. Fast-forward to today, and the role has evolved dramatically. CFOs lead enterprise-wide transformations, and they’re expected to oversee finance teams capable of tapping into the power of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), advanced analytics, and other technologies to automate mundane tasks and augment value creation. Yet most organizations lack the finance talent, systems, and processes needed to execute that mandate.