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"Being world-class is all about driving business results, rather than just reporting business results."
Roy Templin, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President, Whirlpool Corporation

Making Finance's Contribution Count

Use this strategic report to:

• Transform finance into a valued business partner
• Develop the five core capabilities of world-class finance functions
• Manage the trade offs between business partnering and corporate governance
• Set targets for improving finance’s business value
• Implement innovative budgeting, forecasting and planning methods
• Cut the costs of financial services and improve their effectiveness
• Identify the new skills and talents needed for world-class finance

Every organisation expects more from finance. Boards look to finance directors to increase shareholder value, manage financial risk, control costs and ensure compliance with more exacting governance regulations. Managers want more timely and relevant input to improve the quality of their decisions. They also want better methods of planning, managing and monitoring performance.

These rising expectations impose new pressures for finance. But they also represent a huge opportunity. This authoritative, strategic Report tells you exactly what this entails and how finance can transform itself to play a more strategic, value-adding role in the business.

Creating a world-class finance function explains what constitutes world-class finance, why leading companies strive to achieve this status, how to successfully negotiate the transformational process and carve out a more effective, influential role for finance in the organisation.