FP&ANeuGroup ViewpointTechnology
April 13, 2023

The Challenge of Building Agility Into Finance

How finance organizations can become more resilient amid disruption and demands to accommodate rapid changes in the business landscape.By Nilly Essaides Change, of course, is not new. But its speed and velocity have grown exponentially since the start of the pandemic. And its relentlessness is pressuring finance departments to speed up the delivery of data-driven decision-making support to the C-Suite and business leaders. An uncertain economic environment, a cloudy outlook for interest rates and inexorable technological innovation present CFOs and…
D&INeuGroup ViewpointTechnology
December 21, 2022

Bringing the Future of Finance Forward: Reflections on 2022

Key finance themes from 2022 include AI, digital assets, diversity and the role of humans in setting lines of defense.By Joseph NeuHere are six topics that drew my attention this year, all of which bring the future of treasury and finance forward. Diversity and inclusion in finance. It was telling that with everything going on in the world, members of NeuGroup for Mega-Cap Treasurers were most animated at their H2 meeting speaking about efforts promoting greater diversity and inclusion at their financial services…
NeuGroup ViewpointTechnology
October 20, 2022

Connecting the Dots

Why the level of connectivity among people, processes and systems is the key to unlocking finance’s true value. By Nilly Essaides Finance used to sit in an ivory tower. Over time, brick by brick, we have been dismantling the walls that kept the finance organization separate from other functions and business operations. However, there remain barriers to connecting finance professionals, processes and systems within the function and throughout the enterprise. These structural impediments create unnecessary friction and information gaps that…