{"id":15998,"date":"2026-06-30T11:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=15998"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:07:18","slug":"ey-will-the-future-of-finance-be-shaped-by-talent-or-technology-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=15998","title":{"rendered":"EY: Will the future of finance be shaped by talent or technology? (study)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>CFOs should align technology and talent, and strengthen leadership to close the gap between ambition and value creation<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/content\/dam\/ey-unified-site\/ey-com\/en-gl\/insights\/finance\/documents\/ey-gl-dna-of-the-cfo-report-06-2026.pdf\">EY Global DNA of the CFO Survey<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">CFOs are expected to deliver enterprise value, yet many are not consistently taking ownership of decisions where outcomes are uncertain or long term.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">AI offers significant potential, but progress is often constrained less by technology than by the mindset, confidence and capabilities of CFOs and their teams.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Finance transformation can depend as much on people \u2014 behaviors, skills and ways of working \u2014 as on systems and data.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>CFOs are increasingly expected to define and shape how organizations create value in a fast-changing and uncertain environment. How they invest in technology and talent is no longer a trade-off, but a leadership decision about how these capabilities work together within a clear vision for the future of finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/content\/dam\/ey-unified-site\/ey-com\/en-gl\/insights\/finance\/documents\/ey-gl-dna-of-the-cfo-report-06-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EY Global DNA of the CFO Survey <\/a>shows a gap between ambition and action. CFOs increasingly see themselves as shaping enterprise value, yet consistent leadership action lags \u2014 particularly where value is uncertain, long\u2011term or shaped by new technologies and ways of working, and where decisions are harder to justify and act on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reflects a deeper challenge. As value creation becomes more complex, it can become harder to define, measure and act on within traditional frameworks. The result is not a lack of intent, but a disconnect between how value is understood and how decisions are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) can offer unprecedented opportunities, it is the CFO\u2019s ability to cultivate the right mindset, skill set and toolset within their finance teams that can unlock enterprise value. The findings point to a broader pattern: successful transformation is human-centric, where these elements evolve together to drive adoption, build confidence and accelerate value creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caption: Over the past decade, new technologies have emerged, consumer preferences and habits have shifted drastically, and new risks \u2014 such as cyber-attacks, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tension \u2014 have risen to prominence. But what has changed most significantly in the past two years is the speed of these developments. For example, AI is maturing so rapidly that what seemed impossible months ago is suddenly becoming possible. Reflecting this, 80% of CFOs surveyed expect AI-enabled business models to feature in their organization to a significant or moderate extent during the next 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Risks are also evolving more rapidly, with 77% of CFOs surveyed predicting that they will continue to consider geopolitical volatility in supply chain, investment and risk exposure decisions over the next year. As a result, multiple drivers of both value creation and erosion are now emerging, generally requiring CFOs to rethink their approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the nature of value creation continues to evolve, it can become harder to define, measure and implement using traditional approaches \u2014 increasing the challenge for CFOs in how they assess and communicate value. Therefore, CFOs should rethink how they measure and report value. This is reflected in the research: 67% of CFOs surveyed say they urgently need to reevaluate how enterprise value is measured, and 71% of respondents say traditional metrics are not enough to evaluate initiatives that bring together people and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the research highlights a clear gap between ambition and action. A majority of CFOs want to become more strategic partners: 60% of respondents say CFOs should define and shape how the business creates value, and 55% of respondents agree that finance should accelerate value creation initiatives. The research also shows a gap between ambition and the current reality. Only 25% of CFOs surveyed say they lead investment decisions where returns are uncertain, indirect or long-term, and just 26% lead discussions on which value drivers matter most for the organization and how these are evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gap is reinforced by how finance is perceived within organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full study here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/en_gr\/insights\/finance\/dna-of-the-cfo-survey\">2026 EY Global DNA of the CFO Survey | EY &#8211; Greece<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>photo credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/en_gr\/insights\/finance\/dna-of-the-cfo-survey\">2026 EY Global DNA of the CFO Survey | EY &#8211; Greece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CFOs should align technology and talent, and strengthen leadership to close the gap between ambition and value creation (EY Global DNA of the CFO Survey CFOs are expected to deliver enterprise value, yet many are not consistently taking ownership of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,4,19,18,11,6,3,148,5,17,317],"tags":[350],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16001,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15998\/revisions\/16001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}