SAP Concur Research: Nine in 10 CFOs Say Preparing for the Unexpected Is Their Key Task
SAP Concur research shows nine in 10 CFOs agree their key task today is preparing the business for the unexpected. The upcoming CFO Insights Report: A New Role in Managing Uncertainty examines how growing uncertainty has pushed CFOs toward forecasting and risk management, covering investments in analytics and AI, sustainability reporting pressure, mid-size organization challenges, and the evolving CFO relationship with C-suite peers such as CHROs.
Impact and considerations
Finance leaders are being pushed into a chief uncertainty manager role, and their forecasting and risk-management investments will shape how corporate travel and expense budgets are set.
Key points
- SAP Concur research shows nine in 10 CFOs agree their key task today is preparing the business for the unexpected.
- The upcoming report looks at how growing uncertainty has pushed CFOs to focus on forecasting and risk management.
- Topics include investments in analytics and AI to improve forecasting, risk management, and strategic decision-making.
- The report also addresses sustainability reporting pressure, mid-size organization challenges, and the evolving CFO relationship with C-suite peers such as CHROs.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 23 Oct 2023, 18:13
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:21
- Last updated
- 23 Oct 2023, 18:13
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：The CFO’s New Role in Managing Uncertainty (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 23 Oct 2023, 18:13