Today’s chief financial officer (CFO) believes that 25% of his/her time is improperly used. Gartner surveyed 100+ CFOs globally and learned that great CFOs: spend less time on finance function activities; spend more time on analyzing and communicating value; and are more likely to exceed CEO expectations. It’s essential that CFOs become more customer-oriented, build constructive tension with the CEO and board, apply financial leadership principles to time management and are closely involved with the business. Download the guide and learn how to determine where to spend finance leader time for maximum impact.

The pace of change is fast, organizations are becoming more complex and CFOs are finding themselves in increasingly unfamiliar situations, forced to write the playbook on what makes a great CFO as they go. CFOs tell Gartner that they want to reduce their time with the finance function by 5%, indicating they recognize but can’t yet capture the value of reduced time with the function. CFOs need to increase effectiveness at taking the risks required to deliver long-term growth, and meeting CEO expectations on financial performance.