Introduction
It’s a new era. We’re ten years removed from the peak of
the financial crisis, a new generation has transformed the
workplace and every business is now a ‘technology’ business.
The rules of the game have changed. Organisations that fail to
evolve find themselves in a growing graveyard of companies
that were out-innovated by young, forward-thinking
businesses. And now, the role of finance must evolve, too.

Today, the stereotype of suit-wearing, number-crunching
finance personnel is being replaced by a new breed of finance
professionals. These finance leaders are the ligaments that
connect technology across the organisation, the muscle that
fights risk, the brains that drive innovation and they are the
heart that’s embracing a new generation of workers