69% of business leaders say digitalization initiatives are accelerating, and most expect digital technologies to dramatically transform their industry by 2026.
This exclusive Digital Future of Finance report reveals 10 digital priorities that CFOs must address to lead their finance function and organization through digital transformation successfully.
Selecting advanced technology comes with increased risk and the technology often falls short of expectation. In fact, 76% of CFOs report lagging ROI from technology investments and only 24% are confident in their ability to solve the challenge. New technology can create serious disruption, while digitalization opportunities are missed because of a lack of roadmaps.
When senior finance leaders understand the technology needed to evolve the organization, their company will move twice as fast on digital transformation. Successful finance leaders take care in examining and investing in a portfolio they know will increase value-add and recognize that these choices will shape future technology options.
Gartner provides insights, advice and tools finance leaders need to increase business value and maximize ROI. As finance’s focus turns to optimizing digitalization, Gartner can help finance leaders and their teams extract more value from their existing systems, increasing the return on finance technology investments.
Finance digitalization entails the integration of multiple technologies and strategies that enable the finance function to deliver value in the digital age. Learn proven practices to prepare for a digital world, including financial data integration, digital-ready ERP and advanced analytic forecasting.
Messaging and delivery on earnings calls can be critical, and with artificial intelligence (AI), you can now detect indications of hidden sentiment and see past the hype. Explore our guide to find out how to stay ahead of advanced technologies, such as natural language processing.
As controllers introduce robotic process automation (RPA) solutions, the adoption of this new technology creates challenges within the organizational structure of the controllership. Building and operating RPA solutions at scale requires new finance competencies and roles. Learn how a global television company restructured its team to support RPA.
As leaders look to optimize finance technology, making fast and smart decisions for investments is critical. The Gartner BuySmart™ service helps you assess technologies and vendor offerings, optimize your spend and reduce the risk of unanticipated costs.
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