Annual CFO Benchmark Survey

Strategy

This section outlines questions that are relevant to you and your company's priorities and strategies.

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* 1. What percentage of the finance organization's time is dedicated to each of the following?

	Actual Time Spent (Total must=100%)	Ideal Time Spent (Total must=100%)
Accounting	Accounting Actual Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu	Accounting Ideal Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu
Risk/Compliance	Risk/Compliance Actual Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu	Risk/Compliance Ideal Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu
Business Leadership	Business Leadership Actual Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu	Business Leadership Ideal Time Spent (Total must=100%) menu

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* 2. Rank your company's top 3 current strategic priorities.

	Ranking
Merger or acquisition	Merger or acquisition Ranking menu
Cost cutting	Cost cutting Ranking menu
Market expansion	Market expansion Ranking menu
Operational efficiency	Operational efficiency Ranking menu
Upgrading technology systems	Upgrading technology systems Ranking menu
Launching new product or service	Launching new product or service Ranking menu
Seeking financing/funding opportunities	Seeking financing/funding opportunities Ranking menu
Risk management	Risk management Ranking menu
Key management or leadership hires	Key management or leadership hires Ranking menu
Building/strengthening partnerships	Building/strengthening partnerships Ranking menu
Other	Other Ranking menu

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* 3. What is your company’s timing on the following strategies?

	0-1 Year	1-2 Years	2-3 Years	3+ Years	No Plans
IPO	IPO 0-1 Year	IPO 1-2 Years	IPO 2-3 Years	IPO 3+ Years	IPO No Plans
Merger or acquisition	Merger or acquisition 0-1 Year	Merger or acquisition 1-2 Years	Merger or acquisition 2-3 Years	Merger or acquisition 3+ Years	Merger or acquisition No Plans
Sale of company	Sale of company 0-1 Year	Sale of company 1-2 Years	Sale of company 2-3 Years	Sale of company 3+ Years	Sale of company No Plans
Succession	Succession 0-1 Year	Succession 1-2 Years	Succession 2-3 Years	Succession 3+ Years	Succession No Plans
Enter new geographic location (National)	Enter new geographic location (National) 0-1 Year	Enter new geographic location (National) 1-2 Years	Enter new geographic location (National) 2-3 Years	Enter new geographic location (National) 3+ Years	Enter new geographic location (National) No Plans
Enter new geographic location (International)	Enter new geographic location (International) 0-1 Year	Enter new geographic location (International) 1-2 Years	Enter new geographic location (International) 2-3 Years	Enter new geographic location (International) 3+ Years	Enter new geographic location (International) No Plans
Other	Other 0-1 Year	Other 1-2 Years	Other 2-3 Years	Other 3+ Years	Other No Plans

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7% of survey complete.