How CFOs Can Move from Historian to Soothsayer to Future-Ready Their Organizations
SAP Concur's podcast features Aneel Delawalla and Paul Carr of Accenture discussing how CFOs can make better, faster, and more strategic decisions in an age of complexity. The article cites data that 68% of CFOs are driving three or more enterprise-wide transformation initiatives in parallel, and more than 90% feel asked to do more than their predecessors. The discussion covers scenario planning, cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and expense management as a transformation starting point.
Impact and considerations
For finance and travel expense managers, the article provides a framework for CFOs driving enterprise reinvention in a complex environment, emphasizing data, collaboration, and scenario planning, and noting expense management as a low-risk, high-emotional-impact transformation pilot.
Key points
- Aneel Delawalla of Accenture says 68% of CFOs are driving three or more enterprise-wide transformation initiatives in parallel.
- More than 90% of CFOs feel asked to do more than their predecessors.
- Successful CFOs have a robust scenario-planning capability and can generate accurate scenario plans quickly.
- CFOs need cross-C-suite collaboration to break down decision-making silos and make people feel heard and seen.
- A continuous improvement mindset is critical; change is not one and done.
- Paul Carr of Accenture recommends starting with areas like expense management that engage employees early, using pilot projects to gather feedback.
- A digital core and data platform are essential for continuous reinvention, requiring cloud, AI, and security support.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
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- First source publication
- 30 Jan 2023, 17:19
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:27
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2023, 17:19
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：From Historian to Soothsayer: How CFOs Can Future-Ready Their Organizations in the Age of Complexity with Accenture (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 30 Jan 2023, 17:19