Macro Trends for the Finance Function

As operations across industries fundamentally shifted in 2020 and organizations sought ways to mitigate the chaos, many ongoing trends such as the adoption of advanced analytics and process digitization accelerated. And the finance function is no exception, as it too is working to adopt these trends in order to better support the business. In its ongoing research across studies of different finance processes as well as the overarching finance function, APQC has monitored core finance trends involving transformation, digitalization, analytics, upskilling, and remote work. This article shares insightful numbers and examples of the current state of the finance function in relation to key trends.