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The state of the finance leader
Discover what’s on finance leaders’ minds, including:
Top priorities for 2024
Obstacles to success
Plans to get ahead
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Our finger is on the pulse of finance leadership.
As the first quarter wraps up, finance leaders are re-evaluating the priorities they’ve established for the year.
We surveyed more than 400 leaders, from managers to executives at US-based companies with between 200 to 1,000 full-time employees. Understand what your peers are working on and glean valuable insight from their mistakes, challenges, and wins.
Discover the finance imperative
Finance leaders are battling competing priorities, balancing growth and cost management, and navigating challenges with their tech stacks.
#1
priority for 2024 is accessing external financing
72%
note significant challenges with technology
47%
say their teams spend more than half of their time on admin tasks