“[ERP is] probably going to be one of the biggest technology investments CFOs will make for their function. And the cost of failure is too high for the CFOs to not be involved.” — Nisha Bhandare, Gartner VP analyst

New acquisitions of cloud ERP are dramatically impacting the finance function’s roles, processes and responsibilities. Join host, Nina Moreno, and Nisha Bhandare, Gartner VP analyst, as they discuss why adapting to constant change often determines success for CFOs and their teams when implementing cloud ERP.

Episode highlights:

• What are the new changes in the ERP market? (1:01)
• What are the differences between on-premises ERP and cloud versions? (4:20)
• How does cloud ERP’s AI impact finance teams? (7:30)
• How does finance manage constant feature updates in cloud ERP? (10:16)
• How should the CFO approach changes for employees? (12:26)
• How has the CFO role changed? (16:13)
• What is the one take-away CFOs need about ERP? (21:37)

About the Guest

Nisha Bhandare is a VP analyst in Gartner’s Finance Research and Advisory practice. She advises clients who are embarking on a finance transformation journey, primarily in the areas of finance technology strategy and implementation, ERP deployment, and invoice-to-cash processes. Nisha previously worked in progressive leadership roles in FP&A, controllership, and finance transformation and operations.

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Clement Christensen serves as Senior Director, Analyst in the Finance Research and Advisory Practice. Clement supports CFOs and their teams in addressing data and analytics challenges, including data management and governance, identifying and reporting KPIs, and developing data science capabilities.

Episode highlights:

• What trends are top of mind for CFOs now? (0:57)
• Why are CFOs deprioritizing finance transformation for 2025? (2:06)
• What growth pressures do CFOs face? (5:16)
• How will AI affect finance in 2025? (9:02)
• Why will data strategy be critical for finance teams next year? (11:23)

Dennis Gannon is a vice president analyst for Gartner. As a CFO advisory leader, he works with research teams to address the shared challenges of CFOs and other finance leaders by bringing that research to life in interactions with Gartner clients. Dennis is a regular presenter and keynote speaker at Gartner conferences and facilitates dozens of executive roundtables with CFOs and other finance leaders every year.

Mallory Barg Bulman is a CFO advisory leader at Gartner, where she serves as a featured speaker, client advisor and researcher. Mallory guides research teams that cover transformation, CFO personal effectiveness, finance processes, talent and technology. Mallory’s insights are relied on by more than 10,000 CFO and finance executives and their teams across industries and sectors. Mallory also leads the Gartner Finance Transformation Awards and is instrumental in driving Gartner’s strategic research agenda, expanding its capabilities to deliver actionable insights to global finance leaders.

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