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New England

Finance leaders in New England are the most satisfied with their finance function’s digital transformation progress. But they are also the most likely to struggle with balancing the short- and long-term needs of the business.

New England
Top three

12-Month priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Improving risk identification and mitigation
  3. 3
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
Top three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Talent shortages
  2. 2
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  3. 3
    High interest rates

Comparing New England with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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Mid-Atlantic

Finance leaders in the Mid-Atlantic place the most importance on decreasing risk in payment operations than their counterparts in other regions. They are also the least likely to struggle with the need to mitigate risk and drive growth.

Mid Atlantic
Top three

12-Month priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
  3. 3
    Improving risk identification and mitigation
Top three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Talent shortages
  2. 2
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  3. 3
    Cyber security attacks and data breaches

Comparing the Mid-Atlantic with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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South

Finance leaders in the South seem to be taking a more defensive approach than their counterparts in other regions. Cyber security attacks are top of mind, and improving risk identification and interest rate hedging strategies are crucial.

South
Top three

12-Month priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
  3. 3
    Improving risk identification and mitigation
Top three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Talent shortages
  2. 2
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  3. 3
    Cyber security attacks and data breaches

Comparing the South with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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Midwest

Finance leaders in the Midwest are still concerned about high inflation and are prioritizing improving risk identification and mitigation.

Midwest
Top Three

12-Month Priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Improving risk identification and mitigation
  3. 3
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
Top Three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Talent shortages
  2. 2
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  3. 3
    High inflation

Comparing the Midwest with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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Southwest

Finance leaders in the Southwest are more likely to prioritize deploying technology within the finance function than finance leaders in other regions. This could be because they have the lowest satisfaction ratings regarding digital transformation progress.

South West
Top three

12-Month priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
  3. 3
    Deploying technology within the finance function
Top three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Talent shortages
  2. 2
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  3. 3
    Geopolitical tension and war

Comparing the Southwest with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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West

Finance leaders in the West are concerned about the pace of technology change and digital disruption. But the region is expected to have the highest percentage of finance professionals using fintech platforms in 2026.

West
Top three

12-Month priorities

  1. 1
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies within the finance function
  2. 2
    Cutting costs and driving efficiencies across the business
  3. 3
    Deploying technology within the finance function
Top three

Business risks

  1. 1
    Pace of technology change and digital disruption
  2. 2
    Talent shortages
  3. 3
    Cyber security attacks and data breaches

Comparing the West with the U.S. average

The finance function has a negative outlook on the U.S. economy in the next 12 months.

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The finance function is struggling to balance the needs to mitigate risk and drive growth.

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Finance professionals are satisfied with their function's progress on digital transformation.

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The finance function needs to improve interest rate hedging strategies.

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The finance function considers decreasing risk in payment operations to be important/very important.

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The business plans to use FinTech platforms in two years.

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