Skills and Scale — The New Finance Labor Model Proves Its Real-World Value

The finance labor model of the future has passed a major test — and it was a massive one. During COVID-19’s initial surge, most finance groups were ready for the transition to a virtual operation. Besides reflecting the difficulty and creative configurations needed to find workable solutions in the daunting early phases of the pandemic, this effective transition suggests that many finance organizations are developing the talent and resourcing capability needed to ‘‘skill and scale’’ at speed.

Here, we discuss the new labor model’s success and offer steps CFOs and finance leaders can take to elevate their flexible finance labor models to the next level.