Strategy&CorporateFinancePracticeTowardthelongterm:CFOperspectivesonthefutureoffinanceInanewsurvey,CFOsreportagrowingfocusonlonger-termplanningandhighexpectationsfortechnology,includinggenerativeAI.byAnkurAgrawalandChristianGrubewithJorgeHerranzBayoJuly2024Towardthelongterm:CFOperspectivesonthefutureoffinance2Forfinanceleaders,thechallengeofbalancingagrowinglistofpriorities,mandates,andreportinglinesisn’tgettinganyeasier.CFOsplayarangeofcriticalrolesintheirorganizations,including(butnotlimitedto)crisismanager,functionalleader,andthoughtpartnertotheCEO.InournewestCFOpulsesurvey,1financeleadersalsociteemergingriskstotheircompanies’growth—namely,supplychaindisruptionsandweakdemand—thatrequireattentionandmanagement.Atthesametime,CFOstendtosaytheyarelookingbeyondshort-termconcernsinawaytheyhaven’tinpreviousyears.Mostfinanceleaderscitestrategicplanningandlong-termresourceallocationandplanningastopfinancepriorities,andmuchmoreoftenthantheydidinour2023survey.AndwhilefewCFOssaytheirfinancefunctionshavedigitizedtheirprocessesatscaleorhaveadoptedgenerativeAI(genAI),nearlyallofthembelievethatgenAIhasthepotentialtocreatevalueinmyriadways,fromhelpingfinanceemployeesmoveawayfrommanualanalysistoimprovingleadershipandstrategysupport.1TheonlinesurveywasinthefieldfromMarch14toApril25,2024,andgarneredresponsesfrom126finance...
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