The Finance Talent Challenge - How Leading CFOs are Taking Charge | Reports, Podcasts, Case Studies and More

Faced with a continual talent shortage, many chief financial officers (CFOs) are struggling to keep their organizations on top of expanding responsibilities. The list of sought-after skills is shifting far beyond technical capabilities; the regulatory environment is exerting unyielding pressure on finance to perform; and business operations are growing ever more complex as companies become more global and more integrated. We explore how CFOs can use their own business savvy to diversify the finance department, propelling it into the sphere of strategic leadership and value creation.

	Report: The Finance Talent Challenge: How Leading CFOs Are Taking Charge Are CFOs willing and able to take the finance department beyond its technical capabilities? This global survey, conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economist Intelligence Unit, explores how leading CFOs are tapping the people side of finance to assume a more strategic role.
	Case Study Library: The Finance Function - Improving Business Performance These recent, real-life stories demonstrate how Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and financial executives from various industries have successfully tackled their most difficult business problems. From improving the budgeting, planning and forecasting process to implementing a global finance operating model, these stories highlight what they did, why it mattered and the benefits realized.
	Podcast: The Heat Is On –How CFOs Can Develop a New Breed of Finance Talent Hear from our professionals how CFOs can assume a more active role in setting goals and directions.
	Book: Breathing Lessons: How CFOs Thrive Under Pressure This book helps CFOs understand which activities and investments are truly worthwhile — and which are best left to someone else.
	In the News: One on One with Ken Kunkleman Consulting Magazine interviewed Deloitte Consulting LLP Principal Ken Kunkleman on the topic of talent in finance. Read more on where Deloitte thought leaders discuss issues facing the CFO and finance function.
	Deloitte Review: Aligned at the Top Are the most talented, highest-potential candidates knocking on your door? Or are you having enough trouble just hiring the people you need? Are you getting the most out of your high-talent people? Or are they too busy sending out their résumés? The job market for finance professionals is red hot, and good people have more choices than ever and CFOs are facing the headaches of a talent crunch.
	Research Report: Aligned at the Top This global study explores how executives can develop new approaches and collaborations to tackle their strategic people challenges.