The Strategic Role of the CFO
The chief financial officer of a company has always had a seat at the table, but the current business environment combined with changes wrought by the pandemic make the role even more important. CFOs, who are already dealing with the perfect storm of rising prices, higher interest rates, continuing supply chain issues and labor shortages, now must add strategic planning to their duties. Building safeguards into a shifting landscape is hard, but there are ways to bring agility and flexibility to the role.