CFO Research Results 2021

This Research, conducted at our CFO Retreat, provides a fascinating insight into the challenges leaders continue to face as a result of the pandemic and the opportunities that may lie ahead over the next 12 months.

Key findings from Criticaleye's CFO Research:

• Cost reduction and organisational design have moved up the priority list 
• 67% of finance leaders feel isolated in their role
• 80% say it will take a year of more for revenues to recover
• Shareholders and investors are the CFO’s most challenging stakeholder
• 74% of CFOs believe the Chair provides effective support, compared to just 60% of CEOs
• CFOs are less confident than CEOs in the senior team’s ability to navigate strategic uncertainty