{"id":1139,"date":"2018-10-08T22:04:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T22:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionpartners.co.nz\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2018-10-09T00:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:34:08","slug":"the-ever-changing-face-of-finance-teams-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionpartners.co.nz\/the-ever-changing-face-of-finance-teams-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ever Changing Face of Finance Teams in Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finance Teams are undertaking a transformation, similar to the one that IT and HR have been on for some time. No longer are finance teams a back office support function and in fact business partnering, truly collaborating and leading with sales and operations teams to drive success, is common place. CFO\u2019s are now highly commercial, operational and able to easily transition into CEO roles as a result of being so close to the business. We work across a large range of sectors and businesses and finance often has a lot to offer, however can at times be disconnected from the business or at times have a sense that they do not have strong voice in terms of driving true business partnering, advice and challenge, where expertise allows. <\/span><\/p>\n

Conversely where we see less emphasis on the transactional finance and strong efficiencies through automation and technology, we see models that are business partnering focused, targeted on pro active information vs historic information and a higher engagement across the business, which often has a direct link to the bottom line.<\/span><\/p>\n

TECHNOLOGY AS A DRIVER – ARE YOU & YOUR BUSINESS KEEPING UP & EVOLVING?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Technology has dually had a considerable impact on the way that finance teams are being structured and how they are adding value, with progressive businesses automating in areas this makes sense for high volume and lower value areas such as AP\/AR and with the adoption of technologies such as XERO, MYOB and the like this has also impacted SME businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a Finance leader, are you and your team engaging with the business and adopting value add activities, which link to the strategic direction of the business and support and influence decisions in real time and looking ahead?<\/span><\/p>\n

FINANCE TRENDS & IMPACT FOR THE FUTURE:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n