Introduction
No crisis has been as challenging in recent memory as the COVID-19 pandemic, severely testing the strength of corporations and the business guidelines under which they operate. Even before the coronavirus, CFOs and their finance teams had already begun the process of designing more agile, resilient organizations with higher levels of digitization, to better equip their finance teams to deal with today’s rapid pace of change. That charter has been accelerated, as finance leaders realize the limitations of outdated platforms in helping their companies innovate their way out of crisis and move to equip their employees with the digital tools they need to keep operations running.
To support this effort, the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants® (AICPA® and CIMA®) is producing Agile Finance Reimagined, a five-part webcast and white paper series offering CFOs and their finance teams practical advice on how to increase resiliency and growth not just in finance, but also in the lines of business that rely on finance to guide the way forward, including supply chain operations and the customer experience. The series includes guest speakers from McKinsey & Company, who joined to share knowledge and insights from the firm’s body of research on the novel coronavirus and its implications for business.