adaptive insights cfo indicator q3 2016

Q3 2016Report

Measuring Up: How Non-Financial KPIs Weigh in the BalanceCFOs are increasingly tracking non-financial KPIs to get a more accurate measure of their current and future corporate performance.

Adaptive Insights surveyed more than 300 global CFOs to

understand trends in finance for its CFO Indicator Q3 2016 report.

This survey explored the tracking of non-financial KPIs and

how they factor into measuring corporate performance today

and into the future.

The results reveal that chief financial o�cers (CFOs)

increasingly expect to leverage non-financial KPIs, anticipate a

need for more collaboration and see a shift in data ownership.

More CFOs are Tracking Non-Financial KPIs

76%of CFOs are tracking

non-financial KPIs

Non-Financial KPI Tracking Is on the Rise

Nearly twice as many CFOs expect to track 30% or more non-financial KPIs by 2018

2016

2018

24%

41%

How Often are KPIs Being Reviewed?

Senior Management is Actively Involvedin Reviewing KPIs on a Monthly Basis

never daily weekly monthly annually

FINANCE TEAM CFO CEO

8%

13%

21%57%

11% 14%

29%

60%

17%

3%

9%

15%

65%

24%

Non-Financial KPIs Add Complexity

Nearly 50% of CFOs report that finance and other departments are not aligned on key metrics

The Weight of Data Requires Change

12% of CFOs are managing 10+ source systems,

up from just 8% in 2015

As a Result, Ownership of Data is Shifting to CFOs

Who is the Chief Data O�cer in Your Organization?

CIO16%

Other6%

We have a Chief Data O�cer 6%

CFO45%

No one owns this role27%

For more insights from the Q3 2016 CFO Indicator survey, download the full report.

adaptiveinsights.com/cfo-indicator-Q3-2016-measuring-up

CFOs will lead the transformation as organizations embrace non-financial KPIs.

Copyright 2016 Adaptive Insights. All rights reserved.

The Adaptive Insights CFO Indicator reveals what is top of mind for CFOs, as well as unveils

key attributes that define the strategic CFO. The Q3 2016 report surveyed 306 chief financial

o�cers across the globe over a period of 14 days ending October 12, 2016. As this was not a

probability-based sample, calculating the theoretical margin of sampling error is not applicable.