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Leadership Vision for 2025 Top 3 StrategicPriorities forFinancial Planningand Analysis Leaders Leadership Vision for Financial Planning and AnalysisLeaders in 2025 In 2025 more than ever, financial planning and analysis(FP&A) leaders are being challenged to straddle theirdual roles as leaders of change and transformation inthe finance function and leaders of profitable growthoutcomes for the enterprise. Key questions addressed: •What are the major trends affecting FP&A leaders?•What are the top priorities for FP&A leaders in theyear ahead?•What actions should FP&A leaderstake now to be successful? In this context, the top FP&A leaders’ focus areasfor 2025 are: •Providing valuable business insights•Delivering business partnership that supports betterdecision making•Ensuring ROI on investments in artificialintelligence (AI) Use this research to stay ahead, achieve your goalsand lead FP&A success in 2025 and beyond. Trends Impacting FP&A Leaders FP&A is focused on deliveringbetter information AI use in finance isnow mainstream Business leaders are facingcomplex, challenging decisions FP&A Priorities for 2025 TRENDS/ PRIORITIES / ACTIONS Delivering Better Information Is FP&A’s Focus TRENDS/PRIORITIES/ ACTIONS FP&A Needs to Close an Insight Deficit Decision makers are clear thatthe information they get fromFP&A does not meet the barfor insight. Decision-maker perspectives on FP&A insight generation Just over one in three reportreceiving high-quality insightsfrom FP&A, and even fewerreport receiving insight thatsupports their most complexdecisions. TRENDS / PRIORITIES /ACTIONS Combine Data With Storytelling to Drive Insight Impact of delivery style on information retentionIllustrative RecommendedGartner Research01 3 Fundamentals of Effective Data & Analytics GovernanceWebinar: The Art of Data Storytelling for Finance Leaders FP&A Priorities for 2025 TRENDS/ PRIORITIES / ACTIONS Business Leaders Are Facing Complex, Challenging Decisions New complexity drivers reported by business leaders TRENDS /PRIORITIES/ ACTIONS Partner With the Business on Day-to-Day Operating Decisions Collective impact of financially unsound decisions One of the biggest threats to delivering profitablegrowth is that many of these operating andmanagement decisions in the face of uncertaintyare made every day across the organizationwithout a dedicated finance business partner to“be at the table” to support them. At the average company, profits lost due to financiallyunsound operating decisions are equal to3% of EBITDA. These unsound decisions erode, on average,about 3% of EBITDA and can undercut anotherwise profitable growth trajectory if financecannot provide better support. TRENDS / PRIORITIES /ACTIONS Scale Up Business Partnership to Support Efficient Growth FP&A’s emerging business partnership model Current approach:One-on-one business partnership FP&As need tosupplementthis key-person-driven supportwith thisbusiness partnership strategythatarmsdecision makers across the enterprise with finance insight. RecommendedGartner Research02 The Guide to Finance Business Partnering SuccessUse Technology to Rethink FP&A’s Delivery Model FP&A Priorities for 2025 AI Use in Finance Is Now Mainstream More than half of finance teams are piloting or using AI Percentage of finance teams with AI in pilot or operational phase FP&A Needs to Put the ROI in AI For all the justified hope and excitementaround AI investment, most finance teamsare not finding financial return in their useof AI. Only 14% of CFOs report significantbenefits from their AI deployments. Mostreport modest productivity and efficiencygains that don’t themselves justify theexpense of the AI investment. Get AI Working on Complex, Challenging Problems Comparison of benefits for starting machine learning (ML) in material, diagnostic-resistant areasIllustrative RecommendedGartner Research03 AI in Finance FrameworkHow Leading Finance Organizations Achieve AI Success Additional Resources Page Position your finance organization for success. Explore theseadditional complimentary resources and tools: How We HelpGartner for Finance Tool Evaluate finance’s progress towarda more autonomous future, andreveal gaps between current andfuture states. Explore insight, guidance and toolsto enable faster, smarter decisionsand stronger performance. Understand the critical priorities forfinance leaders and key actions tomake progress against them. Use finance KPIs to build a cohesive,knowledgeable and forward-thinkingorganization. Already a client? Get access to even more resources in your client portal.Log In Connect With Us Get actionable, objective insight to deliver on your mission-criticalpriorities. Our expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisionsand stronger performance. Contact us to become a client: U.S.:1 855 811 7593International:+44 (0) 3330 607 044 Become a Client Learn more about Gartner for Finance Leadersgartner.com/e