This report 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
