Trend Finance leaders move from stewardship to leading enterprise strategy
Summary
Deloitte's second trend holds that as the scope of finance leadership widens, influence over enterprise strategy grows with it, and that many finance leaders now carry greater accountability for business outcomes in the places where they can orchestrate collaboration and drive growth.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=7;section=Trend 2: Finance leaders are strategy leaders—especially when they embrace advanced AI and cloud 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- Finance Trends 2026: Navigating the expanded scope of finance Deloitte Development LLC (Deloitte Insights, CFO Program) page=7;section=Trend 2: Finance leaders are strategy leaders—especially when they embrace advanced AI and cloud 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 5
- Signal57% say they play a leading role in shaping enterprise strategy
- SignalCFO job postings asked for 19% more skills over five years and doubled the risk-management ask
- SignalHPE calls its 18-month finance AI journey transformative
- SignalStrategy-influencing leaders carry about 20% more responsibilities across nine categories
- SignalStrategy-leading finance leaders outpace supporting peers on cloud, AI value, and agent integration
Part of issues 2
- IssueAs finance's scope expands, curiosity and critical thinking are named the constants1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueThe CFO's remit widens while the growth environment stays complex1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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