The world is changing fast, and so are the roles of finance and accounting professionals. The nature of work performed by professional accountants and the nature of their contribution to organizations are rapidly evolving in response to significant business trends.

This report identifies the roles that future-fit accountants in business can fulfill to remain integral to their organizations in the coming decade based on the experiences of senior business and finance leaders, CEOs, board directors, and other stakeholders.

The CFO and finance function agenda is changing. With more demanding customers and society, achieving sustainable, long-term growth and value creation has never been more challenging. This report provides a vision to develop an effective finance function in the context of evolving mandates driven by digital transformation and multicapital thinking. The vision represents a shift from accounting for the balance sheet to accounting for the business and value creation.