stand-alone career ambition . The conventional C-suite career-path goal of being CEO is fading further and further away .
“ Despite the size of the organisation , it ’ s increasingly important for CFOs to now perform roles of strategists to help shape the overall direction for the company , as well as catalysts to instill a financial approach and mindset throughout the organisation to help other parts of the business perform better ,” said Keith Nealon , President and Chief Revenue Officer at Adaptive Insights .
According to Adaptive Insights ’ first quarter report from 2015 , about half of the nation ’ s CFOs ( 49 per cent ) desire 360-degree competitive visibility to improve business decisions , while nearly 30 per cent intend to improve forecasting capabilities through financial planning solutions .
In addition , 55 per cent of CFOs
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