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Avoiding the pitfalls of moving finance to the cloud

CFOs who still regard cloud as primarily an IT opportunity, however, may miss out on the chance to help their organizations leverage cloud’s many advantages. In this report, Deloitte outlines the potential opportunities presented by the cloud and poses a series of questions that CFOs should ask to avoid the pitfalls.

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Top CFO Priorities for 2018

2018 promises to be an exciting and, possibly critica) year for many CFOs. Interest rates may finally head higher, workers may be tougher to find, valuations pricier, and consumer spending more robust. Excessive leverage may finally get the better of the credit markets. An asset bubble could pop. Or populist politics could cause a Western nation’s economy to seize.

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Talent dilemmas: what should CFOs do?

Among the hardest decisions CFOs face are those pertaining to people. Because not having the right people in the right seats may compromise the execution of the CFO vision.

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How innovative analytics are reshaping the CFO mandate and mission

Organizations all over the world are realizing the power of big data and analytics to solve business challenges and re-invent business models. Here's the opportunity for the CFO to be in the driver seat.

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CFO survey: pushing the frontiers

While the most critical task is measuring and monitoring the company’s performance, the challenge now is to reshape the finance department and to developing people with the right skills.

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Simplifying finance in a complex world

Transforming finance to better support the business is hard, and requires reimagining the finance value chain.

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The DNA of the CFO: what really makes a Chief Financial Officer?

The DNA of the CFO provides fresh insight into what it is to be a CFO today. The report is based on a survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, of 669 senior finance professionals in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, and a program of in-depth interviews with leading CFOs and finance directors from these regions.

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Avoiding the pitfalls of moving finance to the cloud

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Top CFO Priorities for 2018

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Talent dilemmas: what should CFOs do?

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How innovative analytics are reshaping the CFO mandate and mission

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