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The risk of relying on your CFO as the chief figure-it-out officer

Around 82% of business leaders say the CFO role already includes responsibilities beyond finance, according to Pitcher Partners’ latest Business Radar report.
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As the compliance burden grows, tech drives change and new responsibilities land on the executive desk, the role of the chief financial officer has evolved – often faster than organisations have defined it. 

New research confirms the CFO is the executive most likely to be handed responsibility for issues that require central oversight but don’t fit neatly into any one area or department. 

In some ways, that is a compliment.

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