The Future of Financial Strategies
Finance strategy combines “financial planning with strategic planning. The outcome is a functional roadmap that assesses current resources, costs, and budget and aligns them with the company’s mission and goals” (Gartner, 2020, para. 1).
In this assignment, you will imagine you are a financial manager and have been asked to share the future of finance with the executive team. First, examine the eight predictions on the future of finance and financial strategies and share those findings in an infographic. Then, you will compose an introduction to the infographic and a reflection.
Step 1. Read and Annotate
Read and annotate the white paper titled “Frictionless Finance: Driving Data to Value.”
Frictionless Finance: Driving Data to ValueLinks to an external site. (used with written permission).
Noah, A. (2022). Frictionless finance: Driving data to value [White paper]. American Institute of CPAs, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Workday, and Deloitte Consulting.
Step 2. Select and Create
Select a digital infographic tool from the ACE Digital Tools Center or another tool of your choice. Create an infographic depicting the eight predictions from the white paper. Include in-text citations where appropriate. Save your infographic as a PDF, ensuring the elements are still easily read.
The infographic tool that you can use is PowerPoint
Step 3. Compose
Compose a 1-page introduction to your infographic detailing the importance of modernizing finance strategies by incorporating technology. Refer to at least one additional resource to support your findings. Use the following questions to guide your response:
What common themes emerge among the eight predictions?
How will visionary leaders use the predictions to adapt to future trends?
Step 4. Reflect
Compose a 1-page conclusion reflecting on what you learned from doing this assignment. Refer to at least one additional academic resource to support your findings. Use the following questions to guide your reflection:
How will you apply the predictions to your career in organizational leadership?
Which of the predictions seems most impactful to your current or future-desired organization?
What must organizational leaders do differently to adapt to the future of finance?
Step 5. Submit
Submit two documents:
APA-formatted title page, 1-page introduction, 1-page reflection, and a reference page citing the white paper and at least two additional sources, and
Your infographic saved as a PDF.
