How is Modern Technology Helping 

CFOs Drive Strategic Value?

1,275 finance executives survey shows adopting emerging technologies drives insights and value to their businesses.

TRANSFORMING S
 TRATEGY WITH THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY

66%
67%

28%

have already adopted a

cloud-based system f or
core financials, or are
planning to do so

say finance fully understands the

transformational opportunities
of the new technologies

INCREASING EFFICIENCY
WITH CONNECTED SERVICES

53%

are using web-based

systems to increase the
efficiency of processes,
and 47% now offer
mobile apps. But, consolidation remains
a threat to efficiency, with

58%

INFORMING STRATEGY W
 ITH NEW LEVELS OF INSIGHT

having more than five disparate

systems for transactional finance processes

67%

use data that

is never more than
one day old

agree that finance supplies

real-time information to support
executive decision making

CHANGING THE SHAPE OF F

 INANCE
WITH NEW SYSTEMS AND TALENT

72%

38%

believe that cloud,

social, and mobile will
change the way they
structure and run finance

of top performing companies

expect new systems and automation
to reduce finances headcount over
the next two years

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