Financial Advisory

The CFO agenda for 2026

Five priorities reshaping the finance function — and the capabilities required to deliver them.

Marcus Tan

Marcus Tan

April 3, 2026 · 7 min read

Finance leaders enter 2026 facing a different mandate than the one they were hired for. Capital is expensive, regulators are louder, and AI is reshaping the cost-to-serve calculus.

Our CFO research highlights five priorities: real-time planning, predictive close, AI-augmented FP&A, capital optimization, and finance talent reinvention.

Marcus Tan

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