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CFOs GRAPPLE WITH THESE TOP 5 CHALLENGES
Deloitte Africa’s new CFO Programme market lead Kevin Black explores the five key challenges CFOs need to think about in a changing world.
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ined, further digitisation after a period of massive digital disruption, going beyond ESG and sustainability compliance, as well as continuous efficiency and finance transformation,” Kevin says.
FOs’ importance and prominence in business continues to grow, which means they have to think about so much more than they’ve had to before. We spoke to Deloitte’s new CFO Programme market lead Kevin Black to find out what the five top challenges are that finance professionals are currently faced with.
1. Looking for new growth opportunities
“At the moment, we are encouraging finance professionals to think about finding new growth opportunities in a post-pandemic world, talent acquisition in a world where the way of work has been completely reimag-
In 2020, CFOs’ key focus was responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and in 2021 there was a shift towards recovering from the impact of the crisis. Now, CFOs are focusing on thriving and growing their businesses.
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