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4、blisher.Raconteur Media/future-cfo-2022raconteur/raconteur_Contributorsadvances in IT and pandemic-driven commercial pressures have accelerated the evolution of CFOs,transforming them from financial manag-ers into strategic masterminds.While their role historically focused on compliance,reporting an

5、d financial man-agement,CFOs must also serve as consult-ants and communicators.Using real-time data and analytics,they are providing insights into their companies operations,influ encing their strategic direction.“The biggest change in the CFOs role over the past five years is that its gone from tac

6、tical financial manager to strate-gic partner to the CEO,”says Mike Beach,CFO of Chargebee,a revenue management platform.“Since the onset of the pandemic there has been an even greater focus on data.Companies are really drilling down into the different parts of their business,trying to understand th