Martijn is a Managing Director with The Hackett Group and global practice leader for the Global Business Services (GBS) Advisory program and regional leader for Advisory services in Europe. I have 20 years of professional services experience in target operating model design, business process re-design, shared services development & outsourcing, digital transformation and benchmarking in back-office functions.
My core areas of expertise are in organizational re-design, supporting clients in re-aligning back-office function operations to more efficiently and effectively support company’s objectives. I have successfully consulted with global clients in sustainable strategic transformation engagements in Europe, United States and Asia.
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Martin will share his know how during a keynote followed by Theme Discussions (round table discussions).
How can finance leaders can bridge resource gaps to improve productivity and efficiency?
There are remarkable and a seemingly unique confluence of crisies facing business leaders right now. Perhaps even a once-in-a generation risks: the war in Europe, high inflation and post pandemic effects as well as those from “the great resignation”. Cyberattacks and extreme weather events are more and more common. By some called a polycrisis.
How do businesses stay ahead? Many businesses still operate in silos, have complex system environments and poor data quality. Processes are cut in pieces and KPIs are not enabling end-to-end improvement. There is not necessarily alignment between priorities, critical development areas and resource allocation. The Hackett Group’s 2024 research show that the finance workload is increasing but at the same time reductions in head count and operating budget result in productivity and efficiency gaps.
So what should you do? Here you will learn what operating model Digital world-class Finance function’s choose to enable end-to-end actionable insight and what they choose to invest in (time and money). We will discuss and present a view on:
- What role does AI, machine learning, RPA, process mining and other novel technologies play in Finance of the future?
- How do companies organize end-to-end to meet key challenges?
- How can companies deliver proactive, predictive insights from high quality data?
- What skills and talents are needed in an increasingly automated Finance function?