Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key finance trends for 2023.
The role of the finance function is expanding as companies seek its leadership on top priorities such as business resilience, risk management, sustainability, and aligning spend to growth amid challenging financial conditions. On-demand talent are providing key support on process optimization and cost reduction efforts, advancing business intelligence and analytics, and stepping into interim leadership roles from the CFO to Controller to heads of FP&A and treasury.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Finance
| 27% Strategy |
| 32% Operations |
| 10% Transformation |
| 3% Organization |
| 28% Interim Leadership |
IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR FINANCE
Interim Leadership
Business Processes
Planning
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Growth Strategy
Post-Merger Integration
IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR FINANCE
Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit
Financial Planning, Analysis, and Modeling
Post-Merger Integration
Cost Reduction
Coaching, Training, and Leadership Development
Treasury
SAMPLE FINANCE PROJECTS
- Serve as an interim Director of FP&A to lead and coach a team of financial analysts
- Serve as an interim Controller to manage budgeting, payables, cash management, performance reports, monthly close, and reporting during a permanent search
- Assess digital product portfolio and outline guidelines for growth
- Develop a plan to capture the value of a cost optimization program
