KPMG’s 2025 CFO report highlights how data and AI are redefining the finance function. Today’s CFOs are no longer limited to compliance and reporting—they are strategic partners driving agility, forecasting, and enterprise-wide value. Real-time insights, predictive analytics, and scenario planning are now imperatives, but adoption is challenged by data quality, security, and AI skills gaps. Partnering with Databricks, KPMG offers the Data Intelligence Platform and proven methodologies to help finance leaders unify data, automate reporting, and unlock predictive compliance, risk management, and workforce planning. Solutions like Intelligent Close transform month-end into a continuous, real-time process, reducing errors, cutting costs, and enabling strategic decision-making. The report stresses that CFOs must act boldly now, leveraging AI and modern data strategies to lead transformation, deliver sustainable growth, and position finance as a true driver of innovation.

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