CFO Insights Welcome to the December issue of CFO Insights. As 2023 comes to an end, we're highlighting our top pieces from the past year, including our 2023 Global Finance Trends Survey, focusing on the growing list of priorities for the CFO, as well as the use of data and analytics to drive strategy, and what finance leaders need to know about required ESG reporting. We're also featuring our recently issued flash report on the AI Act, a comprehensive law that impacts AI systems and includes safeguards to reduce the risk presented by AI for government agencies, businesses and individuals.Read on for our thoughtful insights on how to navigate risk in a dynamic world. 2023 In Review: Key Insights for the CFO Dive into the results from our 2023 Global Finance Trends Survey Based on responses from over 900 finance leaders worldwide, our report provides an in-depth look at the priorities on the minds of CFOs and finance leaders, along with practical calls to action for them to address these challenges. Read more Need to Know for the CFO: Top 5 Business Planning & Analysis The future is difficult to predict. When coupled with market volatility, economic shifts, and evolving workforce dynamics, organizations must become even more strategic and agile to remain competitive. Protiviti's Business Planning & Analysis practice supports our clients through this accelerating pace of strategic decision making with real-time planning activities, leveraging analytics to... Read more Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and 2034 The ever-changing risk landscape and the overall perceived magnitude and severity of risks should prompt boards and executives to scrutinise closely the approaches they use to remain focused on emerging risk issues and to integrate those insights into strategic decision-making. Read more How CFOs Can Use Data and Analytics to Drive Strategy CFOs have a vested interest in advanced analytics, given their role to bridge the gap between strategic and operational decision making through planning and forecasting activities. Read more ESG Reporting Is Already Required: Here’s What You Need to Know Mandatory ESG reporting will soon be a reality for more than 3,000 U.S. companies, thanks to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that took effect last January. Read more Podcast | Achieving Digital Maturity in Finance – with Chelsea Black and Kizzy Gift In this episode, we discuss digital maturity in finance. Or more specifically, how more finance organisations are employing ERP systems, moving to cloud-based systems, transitioning more to analytics, and with that, understanding the talent management and risk management needs that are required with these major changes. Listen now FLASH REPORT EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AIThe AI Act represents a game-changer for organizations operating in the EU and could have a broader impact than many realize due to its extraterritoriality implications.What’s more, the AI Act may be the first salvo in a lengthy political and regulatory campaign to rein in the power of AI and protect consumers and data. Read the Report View Previous Issues: March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022