
Meeting The New Demands On CFOs
‘If you can improve your expertise in certain functional areas, it’s time to make a plan to acquire those skills,” writes financial services CFO Sunday Grace.

‘If you can improve your expertise in certain functional areas, it’s time to make a plan to acquire those skills,” writes financial services CFO Sunday Grace.

Especially during times of economic volatility, companies tend to prioritize continuity and institutional knowledge.

“Handing over finance to machines too quickly comes with a cost a finance leader can’t always see right away,” says Siqi Chen of Runway Financial.

‘I’m a firm believer that I work for my employees, not the other way around. In a perfect world, my job is simply to stay ahead of them and remove the obstacles they point out.’

‘I’ve learned that genuine alignment at the leadership level only occurs when teams prioritize the company’s needs over personal agendas,’ Love says.

The mounting cost of providing quality healthcare benefits has CFOs weighing self-funding models that offer more control and fewer surprises.