ON DEMAND WEBINAR
Duration: 1 hour

​​The evolving role of the CFO has been a subject of conversation for many years. Since it first came into focus in 1985, pundits and accounting bodies alike predicted that finance chiefs would take on an increasingly strategic role in their companies. While financial management and accounting competence remain at the core, fast forward 35 years, today’s CFOs are highly valued on their strategic acumen and ability to act as business partners to their CEOs.    

In fact, in the next three to five years, CFOs will take on even more responsibility. According to the most recent large-scale survey on the topic, almost 90% of all survey respondents in the US predicted that in the next three to five years, the CFO will have a leading responsibility for business strategy formulation, validation and execution through responsibility for its achievement.  (The CFO of the Future, Sept 2020. ACCA/IMA fig 2.6) The same study concludes that the key value proposition for CFOs, is their ability to drive value through their agility and breadth of business and commercial understanding.  (ACCA/IMA)

What are the key forces driving the future role of the finance leader?  In this webinar we will discuss how the role of the CFO will evolve in response to 5 salient forces, and how transformative technology will continue to be the key enabler of change.  We will draw upon the insights of experts and CFOs who have seen their roles transform over time and who will provide valuable insights on how they see the role evolving going forward. Key takeaways:

• Understand the salient forces impacting the role of the CFO
• Learn how CFOs can be strategic while delivering on traditional responsibilities
• Hear about what CEOs are looking for in future CFOs
• Gain insights from CFOs on how new technology has super-charged their strategic powers

SPEAKERS  

Jim Calabrese
Chief Financial Officer
Finalsite

Judy Munro
Senior Managing Director
Robert Half Executive Search