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The state of the finance leader

Discover what’s on finance leaders’ minds, including:

Top priorities for 2024

Obstacles to success

Plans to get ahead

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Our finger is on the pulse of finance leadership.

As the first quarter wraps up, finance leaders are re-evaluating the priorities they’ve established for the year.

We surveyed more than 400 leaders, from managers to executives at US-based companies with between 200 to 1,000 full-time employees. Understand what your peers are working on and glean valuable insight from their mistakes, challenges, and wins.

Discover the finance imperative

Finance leaders are battling competing priorities, balancing growth and cost management, and navigating challenges with their tech stacks.

#1

priority for 2024 is accessing external financing

72%

note significant challenges with technology

47%

say their teams spend more than half of their time on admin tasks