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Accounting & Audit
Only 23% of accounting and finance executives say they have mature, data-driven finance functions in place.
Sep. 07, 2022
Data-driven finance has become a top priority for corporate finance and accounting teams around the world, but just 23% feel they have the data and analytics capabilities they need to drive real-time insights and deliver strategic advice to their organizations. That’s according to a new report published today by HFS Research in partnership with EXL, a data analytics and digital operations and solutions company.
The report, Behind Every Successful Enterprise, There is Data-Driven Finance, takes the pulse of more than 200 finance and accounting leaders globally across several different industries to identify their biggest priorities, most significant challenges, and organizational goals for the year ahead.
“Our study finds that data-driven finance has become a top priority as organizations chase post-pandemic growth and profitability, but the path to that transformation is littered with challenges and many finance and accounting leaders still feel they lack the tools, tech and talent they need to thrive in this environment,” said Saurabh Gupta, president, Research and Advisory Services, HFS Research. “However, for those fast-growing firms at the peak of economic performance, it is clear that prioritizing investment in data-driven finance is paying off handsomely in the form of more agile operations and a repositioning of the finance function from cost center to strategic partner.”
Following are some of the study’s key findings:
“Against the current backdrop of economic and geopolitical volatility, technological disruption and sweeping changes in consumer behavior, the finance and accounting function has become a critical source of intelligence for guiding corporate strategy,” said Narasimha Kini, EXL executive vice president and business head, Emerging Business Unit. “To unlock that intelligence, however, finance and accounting teams need sophisticated data and analytics capabilities that give them real-time insights and the ability to forecast across multiple different scenarios. Clearly, many pioneering firms are cracking that code with highly evolved data-driven finance functions, but many still have a very long way to go.”
The full report, Behind Every Successful Enterprise, There is Data-Driven Finance is based on a survey of 207 finance and accounting executives in the banking, financial services and insurance, retail, consumer-packaged goods, manufacturing, media and communication and pharma/life sciences industry, along with a series of qualitative interviews to supplement survey results. The survey was conducted from January to March 2022.
For more information on this research and access to the full report, visit here
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