Author: Dr. Ulrich Müller, BlackLine

To be successful in the battle for new employees and charismatic managers, you have to come up with a lot: Recruiting events on the golf course, job speed dating and a positive work-life balance are often no longer enough.

The investment hurdles for new technologies are lower than ever. Modern finance and accounting solutions can be introduced quickly and used easily - the perfect time for CFOs to make trend-setting decisions.

The transformation driven by digitalization is not only producing new job profiles, but is also changing the profile of established professions - including employees in F&A (Finance & Accounting) departments.

In complex companies, CFOs need more technology to make decisions effectively, in addition to a functioning strategy. This gives CFOs a more active role in shaping strategy and corporate governance.