This course will enable you to
- Understand the changing role of the finance function during the pandemic and the opportunities that have been created
- Develop a more strategic forward-looking approach to your role
- Explore the effects of technology on finance function, and its importance moving forward
- Discover the skills that financial leaders of the future need and the actions you need to take to stay on top
- Develop a plan to create the finance function of the future
About the course
How will the role of the finance function change in the next few years, and what do you need to do to prepare? What will it take to be a financial leader in the future? The finance function is constantly changing, and we can all be a part of that.
This course delves into the predicted trends and changes in the finance function. It considers the strategic, forward-looking role played by finance professionals during the pandemic, and the impact of that on the future for accountants. The course will help you to plan for the challenges of the future by focusing on the skills, practices and outlooks that will be necessary to create the finance function of the future.
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Contents
- The finance function today
- No such thing as a typical accountant
- A new world
- Survival and success
- Data and technology
- The role of technology
- Analysis
- Communication
- The finance function of tomorrow
- What lies ahead?
- The view of the profession
- Stakeholder focus
- Strategy formulation
- Wide view of performance
- Forward thinking
- Career progression
- Changing around you
- The finance leader of the future
- Leaders in complex times
- Technical and ethical skills
- Strategy and business acumen
- Risk management
- Data and technology
- Understanding and managing supply chains
- Leadership and communication
- Investor management
- Evaluating the finance leader
- Looking ahead
- Adapting to the role
- Becoming the finance leader of tomorrow
- Developing the finance function of tomorrow
- Driving change
- A few final thoughts
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