The role of finance leaders is changing. What was once a facts and figures role is now evolving into a much broader position, with finance leaders managing a number of disciplines in an effort to drive corporate performance and better meet customer needs. Technology is an integral component in the future of finance and we recently asked researchers at analyst firm, Forrester, to take a deeper look at its potential impact.
In this new Forrester study commissioned by Microsoft, entitled “The Evolution Of Finance Demands Technical Capabilities To Match”, we evaluated the progression of finance functions across senior medium-size enterprise finance professionals. We specifically looked at how technology was influencing the finance leader’s ability to drive performance, assess risk, and accelerate growth. Our objective was to gain a better understanding of what technologies finance leaders need to execute on the expanding requirements of their positions.
Today, Microsoft is pleased to unveil these exclusive Forrester findings to finance leaders everywhere. Download “The Evolution Of Finance Demands Technical Capabilities To Match” report to discover:
- The top five ways finance leaders believe their positions have recently evolved
- Finance leaders’ rankings of key business priorities over the next 12 months
- The top six capabilities every finance leader needs to be effective at their job
- The functions finance leaders rank as their biggest areas for improvement
- Finance leaders top challenges, including #1 challenge facing finance today
- The satisfaction scores finance leaders give their IT departments
This report provides unique insights for finance leaders to evaluate how they compare to their peers and which technological priorities they should tackle next. It also delivers a unique perspective on the capabilities necessary to complement the evolved responsibilities of today’s modern finance leader. From data collection and analytics to cross-team collaboration, this report examines which areas finance leaders rank as the most important for their business. Learn the key tactics finance leaders can implement to focus on the customer and gain the agile, integrated, and process-oriented technologic capabilities they need for the future.