The role of the CFO and its organization has changed fundamentally in recent decades and will continue to change in the future. The financial organizations have freed themselves from the role of data collectors and accountants and have become analysts and a business partner organization. In this role as an advisor in the organization, non-financial data has become increasingly important.
In times of digitization, the number of available data is increasing, the analysis of the data becomes more and more important for new or potential business models, and even within the core processes of the financial system, the significance of this data changes as it becomes essential for billing or forecasting. A plant builder who previously sold or leaked his products with a service contract may now leave his plants to the customer and be compensated for by the use of the transactions of the machine.All at once data about the daily use of the plant, e.g. the number of welding processes, number of bearing movements, etc. are also important for billing, but also for planning and forecasting. Statistical methods known to the organization from the logistical forecast methods are becoming more and more important here and the old contradiction between planning by the responsible person and the statistical "calculation of the future" has to be solved with new explosiveness.
Read More …In this area of tension, the finance organization has to formulate its role and claim in a new and clear manner. The roles and the services for the finance organization have to be rethought and, consequently, the processes and organizational structure have to be changed. Not surprisingly, a business IT strategy is necessary because of the importance of the data. The times when controllers with Excel can deal with any problem tends to end.
The clear objective of the organization and the role of the finance organization is the compass for the many changes that will be made to the CFO in the coming years, while at the same time ensuring the systematic change in competencies in finance.
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Whitepaper Target Operating Model - Preparation for CFO 4.0: Without a clear target image of the future finance organization, the CFO area will become the company's dinosaur!
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- Is the old paradigm that every number in the company must come from the CFO area losing its validity?
- Can one trust the promises of the manufacturers who once again promise integration?
- When can reporting and planning finally become part of general corporate management and not a controlling event?
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Stephan Grunwald
Master of Economics and Business Administration
For Stephan Grunwald, consulting is an entrepreneurial activity with many variations; in various industries, for companies of different sizes, in different management structures. Yet always with the same sense of entrepreneurship. The prerequisite for all this is a sound and broadly diversified foundation in business administration. For him, however, the consistent realization of a concept is the ultimate entrepreneurial aspect of consulting differentiating 4C GROUP from its competition.
His focus lies in the CFO Office covering all aspects of decision making and controlling, reporting & planning, cost management, new role of finance (Industry 4.0), HR digitization and innovation management.
He has extensive experience in various industries and consulting of owner-managed and family led companies.

Peter Keefer
Master of Business Administration
"The best concepts, new methods and optimized processes are only sustainable if they are borne and put into practice by the employees and the organization." That is Peter Keefer's true conviction. He transports with this attitude our idea that "true excellence means keeping the grip". A solution not only depends on theory, but more than that on a deep understanding of our clients' organization and the ability to adapt.
His focus lies within the CFO Office and especially in digitalization (within CFO Office), new role of finance (operating model), controlling & reporting, planning as well as in group accounting and consolidation,.
He has extensive experience in numerous industries, among others Manufacturing, Healthcare, Industrial Services.

Stephan Grunwald
Master of Economics and Business Administration
For Stephan Grunwald, consulting is an entrepreneurial activity with many variations; in various industries, for companies of different sizes, in different management structures. Yet always with the same sense of entrepreneurship. The prerequisite for all this is a sound and broadly diversified foundation in business administration. For him, however, the consistent realization of a concept is the ultimate entrepreneurial aspect of consulting differentiating 4C GROUP from its competition.
His focus lies in the CFO Office covering all aspects of decision making and controlling, reporting & planning, cost management, new role of finance (Industry 4.0), HR digitization and innovation management.
He has extensive experience in various industries and consulting of owner-managed and family led companies.

Peter Keefer
Master of Business Administration
"The best concepts, new methods and optimized processes are only sustainable if they are borne and put into practice by the employees and the organization." That is Peter Keefer's true conviction. He transports with this attitude our idea that "true excellence means keeping the grip". A solution not only depends on theory, but more than that on a deep understanding of our clients' organization and the ability to adapt.
His focus lies within the CFO Office and especially in digitalization (within CFO Office), new role of finance (operating model), controlling & reporting, planning as well as in group accounting and consolidation,.
He has extensive experience in numerous industries, among others Manufacturing, Healthcare, Industrial Services.