2022 CFO Survey with Consero and Jack McCullough

Updated: August 2, 2022

We invite you to review the full results of the survey by clicking here:
https://conseroglobal.com/2022-cfo-su…

In this video, we explore what CFOs of institutionally backed companies are grappling with. Special guest Jack McCullough, the Founder of the CFO Leadership Council, provides insights to this conversational webinar on trends and topics uncovered in the survey results.

Bartley O’Dwyer and Tony Esposito join Jack to discuss:

-The optimal state, size and organizational structure for a F&A function as a business scales
– Where CFOs should consider investing at different inflection points as a business scales
– Hidden costs and spending time on value-driving activities

The results were based on the responses of 100 PE-backed CFOs. Please feel free to download this complimentary report to discover how CFOs are optimizing for growth.

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