Only 5% of respondents say their Finance organization is delivering Game Changing Value today? What’s that about?
Please visit http://www.apqc.org/knowledge-base/documents/financial-planning-and-analysis-urgent-need-new-skills-2012-october-fm-comm to receive (free) access to the October 17 presentation.
A new research paper prepared by APQC and EPM Channel argues that CFOs must now double-down on their investments in finance team training and development.
The sense of urgency stems from the fact that many new and middle-management finance professionals are usually proficient in the “harder” skills of analytics and number-crunching, but often lack “softer” skills such as presentation abilities, speaking with senior leadership, and liasing with various stakeholders.
Already, some organizations are finding it hard to find finance professionals with strong analytical and business-partnering skills.
Please visit http://www.apqc.org/knowledge-base/documents/financial-planning-and-analysis-urgent-need-new-skills-2012-october-fm-comm to receive (free) access to the October 17 presentation.
Topics include:
- The reasons behind a worrisome gap between the potential value the finance organization can deliver to its stakeholders and the value now being delivered.
- What’s holding finance back from producing meaningful analysis?
- What skills and capabilities are needed for finance to be a stronger business partner?
- Best practices in finance talent training and development.
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