Challenges, gaps and opportunities #CFOReimagined of young finance professionals are eager to embrace new digital skills that will be 51%critical for keeping up and succeeding in the years to come. While we believe digitalization is to come, an additional 44 percent say “ If we believe that essential, it appears that CFOs need they are willing to embrace new digital 80 percent of the more reassurance that they are on the skills if they are given the right training. finance function could right long-term track. Less than half of The onus, then, is on CFOs to seize be digitalized in some those surveyed say their investments upon their employees’ enthusiasm in digitalization are matching or with effective upskilling programs. way, CFOs have to ask exceeding anticipated returns. the question, ‘what’s While some say attractive business In broad terms, CFOs have to think about left?’ They have to cases are emerging, others note the life after automation. “If we believe that reinvent themselves.” difficulty of defining returns or say 80 percent of the finance function they are not seeing any at all. could be digitalized in some way, Athena Reilly, Managing Director, CFOs have to ask the question, Accenture Enterprise Data & While 51 percent of up-and-coming ‘what’s left?’” says Athena Reilly, Analytics Strategy. young finance professionals from our Managing Director, Accenture Enterprise “talent of the future” survey are eager Data & Analytics Strategy. “They have to embrace new digital skills that will to reinvent themselves.” be critical for succeeding in the years 26 The CFO Reimagined: from driving value to building the digital enterprise