The Role of Modern Finance in Supporting and Advancing the Business
I recently participated in a podcast and one of the first questions I was asked was: ’Finance is not just the rating and reporting of history. It’s a future-focused job. How do you look ahead rather than backwards, and work alongside the business as a partner?’ My answer was this: ‘We are no longer a bunch of accountants hidden in a back room somewhere, recording transactions and reporting historical financial figures.
We are a strategic business partner, fully involved in setting the direction of the organisation.’ But how do we achieve this in practice? This spurred me into writing this piece to share my thoughts on this complex issue.
