The forces of disruption have dramatically reshaped the CFO agenda. Today, financial reporting is oriented towards value, margin increase and rigorous implementation, pivoting the CFO to become the guard of increasingly complex stakeholder needs and shareholder expectations. The centric challenger—the “spider in the web”.

Here, we assess what will really move the needle of success under the enduring, challenging circumstances of global disruption and shifting professional expectations for CFOs.

In this report we analyze the four key goals we see as critical to success:

  • The creation and implementation of a culture of transparency and empathy
  • Establishing a CFO playbook of value creation and change
  • Developing the CFO’s role as a corporate co-pilot
  • Heightened awareness of shareholder needs—particularly in Private Equity
"… BEING SUCCESSFUL AS A CFO INCLUDES FAR MORE THAN CREATING TRANSPARENCY. THE CONSTANT IDEATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES WITH STRATEGIC RELEVANCE IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER IS A CORE TASK."

 

-Dr. Dirk Schmelzer, Group CFO Scout24

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