CFO an over-worked but endangered species

A new survey shows that finance directors are in danger of losing their strategic role and need to demand better training and staffing.

Finance directors are struggling to keep up with the increasing demands of their job and accept they do not have enough understanding of some of the wider issues their companies face, says a new survey of business leaders.

The survey , 'What's next for the CFO?', draws on the views of 251 of the world's most powerful business people.