Agility and the Future of Finance

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

November 13, 2018, 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST

 PLAY 59:44

Business-as-usual methodologies no longer keep pace with the tides of innovation and
unprecedented change. Acting with agility is not just the new currency of business; it’s
the most valuable currency today.

And that creates changing demands on finance leaders. The finance function faces the
need for reinvention to serve as a strategic business partner, not a back-office
department focused on transactional processing and historical reporting. Today’s CFOs
must create new strategies that leverage new technologies and processes to empower
the whole agile organization.

/
In today’s competitive, digitized business environment, the company’s future depends
on the CFO’s leadership in creating business intelligence and analytics that can be fast,
responsive, flexible, and adaptable.

This HBR webinar will focus on:

How CFOs can work as creative strategists, playing a key role in building a portfolio
that enables innovation across the enterprise
Why the finance function must embrace technology disruptors such as automation and
AI to transform the company’s operating models
Where CFOs can redefine the skill and structure of their workforce to attract, retain,
and develop talent to match evolving needs.
How use of the real-time data can drive strategic, operational, and financial plans to
help ensure the organization is nimble and competitive

This article is about FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

 Follow This Topic