The Contemporary CFO

Edition: 1 Date: 03/11/2021 Price: £29.99 ISBN Paperback: 9781398602908 ISBN Ebook: 9781398602915 Pages: 280 Format (mm): 235x155 Product Category: Professional Subject: Accounting & Finance

Author Information

Michael Haupt is a Partner in Deloitte Consulting, based in London. He is a senior leader of Deloitte’s Finance, Performance Management and Technology practice in Europe and works very closely with many senior finance, business and technology executives of leading global companies. He is a widely recognized thought leader who has contributed to several publications on finance and performance management. He has written The Contemporary CFO to help current and future finance leaders navigate the demands of an increasingly fast-changing, complex and interconnected world. « Motivates current and future finance leaders to re-examine their approaches and the capabilities needed to meet rapidly changing expectations in an uncertain, connected world « Examines the practical aspects of digital business transformation, from process automation to creating a data-driven culture and preparing knowledge workers for a new future « Evaluates new requirements for corporate performance management, including more dynamic approaches to planning, budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation and performance tracking « Explores the evolution of new digital business models, including digital business platforms and ditial business ecosystems, and their implications on value creation and on driving sustainable growth « Includes key takeaways, guiding principles, case studies and practical examples throughout the book to encourage readers to apply leading practices in their own organization

Description

The digital revolution is changing our world and the fundamentals of business faster than anyone expected, and the responsibility for leading key aspects of enterprise-wide business transformation often falls to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

This book provides motivation and guidance for current and future finance leaders to navigate an increasingly unpredictable, dynamic, complex and connected world. As businesses are forced to change fundamentally or accept the reality of being left behind, the CFO has a particularly important part to play in preparing for this change - not only for their own function but for the business as a whole.

So what is the role of CFOs in delivering digital business transformation? What can they do to manage business resources and performance more dynamically? How can CFOs contribute to the creation and management of new business models, such as digital business platforms and ecosystems? And what can finance leaders do to enable sustainable growth and long-term multi-stakeholder value creation?

These and many more key questions are tackled in The Contemporary CFO, which draws on practical experience of transforming leading global businesses and on extensive, original research, including in-depth interviews with a wide range of corporate leaders. CFOs are used to managing change but delivering a complex business transformation on top of an already demanding role can be challenging. This essential guide includes the latest thinking, trends and perspectives to help finance leaders navigate the demands of the connected world successfully.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The engineer perspective (and the art of design thinking)

1 Introduction 2 Beyond process automation 3 Data, data, data 4 It’s all about people 5 The engineer perspective -

Summary

2 The entrepreneur perspective (and the art of systems thinking)

3 Introduction 4 The strategic performance dialogue 5 The operational performance dialogue 6 Performance culture 7 The entrepreneur perspective - Summary

3 The economist perspective (and the art of network thinking)

4 Introduction 5 Digital business platform 6 Digital business ecosystems 7 Multi-stakeholder value 8 The economist perspective -

Summary 9 Bibliography