The financial function must meet the ever-increasing requirements imposed by financial markets and internal stakeholders. Mergers, takeovers and reorganisations have become routine occurrences. These circumstances are continually expanding the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

A CFO is expected to perform four roles: Steward, Operator, Strategist and Catalyst. This faces the financial function and the CFO with the challenge of meeting tougher demands.

Deloitte's knowledge in this field benefits the CFO through the deployment of international teams in methodology, research and pragmatic tools. Successful fulfilment of these roles requires the right competences. Deloitte is the ideal sparring partner for the CFO in this process.

Influencing strategy
Deloitte's experience of research and FT methodology will help CFOs to quickly identify the expectations of stakeholders and problems. This provides a stepping stone to areas of improvement and enables priorities to be set with the same stakeholders. Deloitte’s specialists assist CFOs and financial managers in building a bridge between strategy and its implementation. It is an approach that increases the CFO's influence over the development and implementation of strategy.

Deloitte's CFO services
Finance Strategy: over the past years the CFO’s duties have shifted from 'traditional' accounting to supporting the decision-making process. While many CFOs attach importance to supporting shareholder value, the reality is that they still tend to direct a large part of their time and attention towards operational matters. Finance Strategy is a way of structurally rectifying this situation.

Finance Operations: the role of the CFO is expanding all the time. Today's CFO is taking on board greater responsibility for an organisation's performance and operations. At the same time, the financial markets, regulators, internal stakeholders and other interested parties expect the quality of financial reporting and operational processes to meet increasingly stringent requirements. Deloitte's Finance Operations will help keep you in control and improve the operational process.

More information
To find out more about any of our services for CFOs, contact Martien Ravestijn, partner at Deloitte, telephone: +31 (0)20 454 75 91.