1. The CFO’s most
powerful asset
Intelligent Finance Operations

2. Can your finance
operations lead
the way?
If recent history has taught us
anything, it’s to expect the
unexpected.
The unpredictable. Even the
unprecedented.

3. Finance leaders around the globe
identified four disruptors that they are
concerned about over the next 12 months

4. Time to get real
of finance leaders
agree real-time
processes and
operations can help
inform better
business decisions.
have scaled current
finance processes
and operations to
real-time.
99%
16%
But are they moving
fast enough?
Where do they
want to go?
44%
plan to have
nearly all finance
processes and
operations in
real-time in the
next three years.

5. Face uncertainty
with confidence
of finance leaders say that real-time
finance operations and processes
will prepare them for the future by…
68%

6. Forecasting
more accurately
Giving a better view
of working capital
Supporting integrated
planning across the
business
Improving inventory
and cash flow
management

7. Choosing the
right operating
model
Accessing
the right
data
Having the right
technologies
Attracting and
keeping the
right talent
What’s the delay?

8. Outmaneuver
uncertainty
With an intelligent finance
operating model that
draws upon data, applied
intelligence, digital
technologies and human
talent

9. Strong Strategic Finance
Operations give leaders
the real-time insights,
data and analytics to
manage the future.
Strong Core Finance
Operations safeguard
financial health while
increasing speed,
efficiency, accuracy
and stability.
01 02
Strike the dynamic balance with two
complementary parts of a powerful engine

10. Unlock growth with
Intelligent Finance
Operations
NH Hotel Group
frees up more than $50M per month in
cash and increases productivity by 45%
Learn more

11. A European insurer
stays ahead of the competition
cutting its debt by $53M and
improving collections by $125M
Learn more

12. The opportunity
is clear
Moving to Intelligent Finance
Operations helps you take full
advantage of finance’s increasingly
elevated role and positions your
company for growth.

13. Learn more at: accenture.com/CFOPowerfulAsset
Now is the time to unlock
new value with intelligent
finance operations
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