Tomorrow’s corporate finance: The impact of digital evolution on the financial function and the role of the CFO
Authors
Pérouse, Emeline
Issue Date
2020
Degree
MBA
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
Digital technologies have started being developed for some time now and made today’s world totally digitalized. Digital sources have already improved business processes at a high level and its opportunities for evolution are endless. The financial department plays a key role in the company, many studies have examined that digitalization has an impact on corporate finance: the past finance is not the same as today's and tomorrow's finance. The aim of this research is to know more about the future impact of digital technologies on the finance department and the challenges CFO’s are facing while implementing new digital processes. The study involves an analysis of the literature supporting this topic and mixed primary research, based on one hour interviews with five decision-makers from financial departments and the questionnaire that had been shared online to all financial workers