How do CFOs maximise their role in both good and bad financial times? With an agile finance strategy that delivers long-term value even when facing shifting market dynamics.
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Whether your organisation missed, met or exceeded financial expectations, CFOs must continually make smart decisions to propel the organisation forward in today’s competitive and uncertain landscape. And having an agile finance function that is able to course-correct quickly in any condition is key.
Gartner provides robust benchmarks, validated data, tactical tools and peer-sourced best practices to help CFOs improve the agility of their functions and enable business growth.
CFOs have a new role in capturing value for the organisation: funding competitive differentiation. For 15 years, Gartner has examined how finance teams successfully drive both top- and bottom-line improvements. See the key findings and learn how CFOs can drive value.
When new competition threatens profits, CFOs must re-examine customer profitability, investment in innovation and cost optimisation strategies. The most successful companies excel at flexible funding — easily and quickly ramping resources up or down for investment opportunities amid unpredictable market shifts.
Missing expectations puts a spotlight on finance to cut costs. But doing so may cause more harm than good. Uncover the root causes of financial performance issues and partner more closely with the business to rethink critical decisions.
When a downturn happens, many leadership teams crumble under the pressure to make decisions quickly. It is crucial for CFOs to stay one step ahead of ever-changing market dynamics, especially when it comes to sensing a recession, responding and leading recovery.
CFOs understand the changes finance must undergo for going public, however increased work-loads and reduction in decision speed mean CFOs run the risk of being unprepared to operate as a public company. CFOs must create a structure that is effective at delivering support to the post-IPO organisation.
As the business grows, CFOs can make costly mistakes. If your company has experienced several quarters of significant top-line growth amid market dynamics, setting stretch targets is a proven method for driving innovation. But balancing ambition and reality is key.
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