"Scenario planning and agile governance: Finance chiefs are balancing cost efficiency with growth investments, while supply chain disruptions remain a major source of volatility and cost. Roughly 75% of respondents say their companies lack sufficient resources for investment, and priorities are tightly clustered: Planning for external challenges, adopting new technologies, and reducing costs all ranked nearly evenly at the top."
"Finance leaders have become the company strategy leaders Most respondents (57%) say they are now primary strategy influencers at their organizations. Many scale their impact by deploying technology and AI, redefining finance as a proactive business partner. Nearly half (48%) of these leaders use cloud solutions to optimize costs, compared to 33% of those in support roles. At HPE, for example, finance's use of AI has been transformative. CFO Marie Myers told Deloitte: "We are using AI to empower our teams to become strategic partners, leveraging data and technology to drive enterprise-wide value. We've reimagined the role of finance, moving from traditional stewardship to proactive leadership enabled by digital transformation.""
Finance chiefs balance cost efficiency with growth investments amid persistent supply-chain volatility, with roughly 75% of companies lacking sufficient resources for investment. Priorities cluster around planning for external challenges, adopting new technologies, and reducing costs. Finance leaders increasingly serve as primary strategy influencers, scaling impact through technology and AI and redefining finance as a proactive business partner; nearly half use cloud solutions to optimize costs. Finance-led cost management, supported by accountability and effective tools, correlates with a higher likelihood of meeting or exceeding savings goals. AI adoption is enabling finance teams to act as strategic partners and drive enterprise-wide value.
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