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Finance: A key guide to corporate digital initiatives

Future CFO

“If you're going to drive a successful business transformation, it's really important that finance is part of that transformation,” said Richard McLean , senior vice president, head of global commercial finance at SAP. This allows us to spend more time and energy dealing solving important problems. Taking the lead.

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Elevating tomorrow’s finance leaders today

Future CFO

What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? CFO: The disruption of 2020 highlighted the need for the finance function to be more responsive – continually re-evaluating both short and long-term goals and strategies. These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances.

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Female finance leaders: These are the practical ways to empower women

Future CFO

For today’s International Women’s Day special feature, FutureCFO invited several female CFOs and a senior exec from a finance professional society to share what they believe are practical ways to empower women and how female leaders can contribute to the finance profession in the new normal brought by the pandemic.

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