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Why data, diversity, and development are the CFO’s responsibilities

Martha Harvey-Jones, Tom Pemberton 14 Dec 2022

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The 21st-century CFO must master risk, management information and diversity of talent, as well as financial controls.

The role of the CFO has continued to grow and evolve, becoming ever more visible through the Covid pandemic as pressures mounted during a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Having the right leadership team has always been mission critical, especially in a crisis, but the CFO role is the executive committee seat that has perhaps evolved the most in recent years.

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The role of the CFO is one close to our heart. We partnered with Raconteur and The Times to contribute to The Times special supplement The Future CFO, published on 15 December 22.

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To continue reading, and to access the rest of The Future CFO supplement in The Times, covering topics including those below click here.

  • All hands on tech
  • Finance outsourcing: the next wave of transformation
  • How CFOs approach risk in a recession
  • The strategic role of the CFO in 2023

Having a broader range of individuals with different views and professional backgrounds avoids groupthink and helps to build a better, more sustainable business.

MARTHA HARVEY-JONES, CO-HEAD FINANCE AND CFO PRACTICE AT LEATHWAITE.

Martha Harvey-Jones

Martha is the co-Managing Partner of Leathwaite, alongside her colleague Tom Pemberton. As managing partner, she sets the firm’s global strategy and vision and works closely with the whole partnership to ensure the firm is operating and growing in line with…

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Tom Pemberton

Tom Pemberton

Tom is the co-Managing Partner of Leathwaite, alongside his colleague Martha Harvey-Jones. As managing partner, he sets the firm’s global strategy and vision and works closely with the whole partnership to ensure the firm is operating and growing in line…

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