CFO Edge

External and internal business challenges are accelerating, large Twentieth Century organisations designed to scale with stability and predictability have been forced to transform.The need for timely, accurate data is paramount for executives to make the right decisions to respond, profit and survive. We must have a willingness to learn from data, but challenge using historical data for future predictions. This will just perpetuate past mistakes and repeat the best and worst of the past.” – .. continue reading Professor Toby Walsh at CFO Edge ’19. The Digital CFO will define and lead a best-in-class finance function which partners with and across the organisation as a role model for efficiency, sustainability, trust and managed risk. Working backwards from the agreed strategy, then leveraging the right emerging and proven technology, the CFO will architect compliant and data-driven decision making to drive efficiency and reduce complexity. Then implementing changed methods to measure value, performance and success – they will encourage new ways of working and a culture of innovation. This will align with national CIO’s business priorities outlined below.