This joint report with IMA discusses the future of the finance function, and in particular the future role of the CFO. It draws on discussions from the ACCA Accountants for Business Global Forum, as well as insights from ACCA–IMA roundtables held in Shanghai, New York, Moscow and Zurich in 2012, which discussed the way in which the role of finance leadership is evolving. Nine key issues and emerging priorities are revealed under the following categories: regulation, globalisation, technology, risk, transformation, stakeholder management, strategy, reporting, talent and capability.
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The changing role of the CFO
This joint report with IMA discusses the future of the finance function, and in particular the future role of the CFO. It draws on discussions from the ACCA Accountants for Business Global Forum, as well as insights from ACCA–IMA roundtables held in Shanghai, New York, Moscow and Zurich in 2012, w...
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Rethinking Risk for the Future
The global pandemic has catapulted risk management to centre stage. Many of us have learned new and vital lessons about effective risk management over the last year, so that disruption preparedness is now top of organisations' priorities. Our research for Rethinking Risk reveals views from a rang...
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The CFO of the Future
The chief financial officer (CFO) has a fundamental role in leading the finance team across an entity. Yet is it a role that is seeing a fundamental evolution and the need to develop the next generation of CFOs is becoming a challenge for many. In this report we explore the changing nature of the r...