CFOs Increasingly Taking on Oversight of Procurement, Supply Chain
Accenture survey finds Finance requires more flexible operations supported by new processes, content or data and technology systems
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- Half of the finance executives (50 percent) said they are developing a new strategy for their finance organization.
- 46 percent have increased or are increasing their focus on training and developing finance personnel, and 41 percent plan to do that in the next 18 months.
- 43 percent have increased their use of shared services or outsourcing in finance, and 40 percent plan to do so in the next 18 months.
- And, 43 percent have increased or are increasing their recruitment of finance professionals while 36 percent expect to increase their recruiting in the next 18 months.
Voices from the Blogosphere: For an analysis of this survey from prominent blogger Jason Busch, see here, here and here.
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