The CFO Report: Gartner Answers Top CFO Challenges

Discover this quarter's top CFO challenges — and ways to address them.

The CFO Report: Gartner Answers Top CFO Challenges

Q3 2026

Recognize and address top AI concerns

Gartner tackles the top CFO challenges from this quarter

CFOs have concerns about AI, yet uncertainty on how to address AI apprehensions often leads to inaction or ineffective action that hinders overall progress. CFOs risk not only falling behind competitors, but also failing to meet CEOs’ AI ambitions, which outpace CFOs’ in both speed and scope.

Use the latest edition of The CFO Report to strengthen decision-making and address the top 3 CFO challenges of Q3 2026:

  1. Which AI use cases should our organization pursue to maximize ROI?
  2. What should my role as CFO be in managing enterprise AI risks?
  3. How is AI changing the skill set for entry-level finance employees?

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Each quarter, The CFO Report provides Gartner answers to top CFO challenges and recommended actions to address each one. Based on timely discussions with finance leaders across industries, each issue explores different challenges that CFOs report they face today. From leading digital finance transformation through economic uncertainty to managing talent and technology, finance leaders can discover what their peers are thinking about and gain Gartner insight to stay ahead.

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