What 157 Senior Finance Execs Say about Using Technology to Drive Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight

It’s widely understood that the modern CFO is evolving into a more strategic player within his or her organization. In order to excel at this new strategy-based role, being able to look to past performance, understand current dynamics, and anticipate the future all require a strong foundation in data and technology. We surveyed 157 senior finance executives in conjunction with CFO Research to dig deeper into the shifting role of finance and discovered that many senior finance executives feel their companies are data rich, but information poor. This lays bare the truth that most CFOs are struggling to address: how to drive organizational change that embraces technology and data in a more effective way.

Download this whitepaper to read about the common issues senior finance executives face regarding technology and data, and learn:

• How finance executives grade their departments on technological capabilities, and which problems are most acute for them
• Why a strong ERP implementation is not enough
• Why data gathering is just as important as data processing