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Respondents are shown to have less experience in Africa and Asia compared to Europe and the
Americas. Indeed, in these two areas (EU/Americas), most of the respondents are very
experienced (around 78% having more than 10 years’ experience), probably as the majority of
global headquarters are located in these areas.
DIVERSITY OF THE RESPONDENTS IN THE FINANCE FUNCTION
Globally, most of the job titles of the participants are related to the terminology « Controller ».
33% of the respondents are currently CFO (Chief Financial Officer) compared to 25% in 2015. This
function is strongly linked to work experience with 74% of them having more than 10 years’
experience in Controlling. Unlike a CFO, the position of Analyst is
related to a younger profile, as
68% of them have reported less than 10 years’ experience.
53% OF THE REPONDENTS REPORT TO THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT
53% of the respondents report « hierarchically » to the General Management, compared to 47%
in 2015. This is mainly the case in European organizations at almost 61%, whereas it is more
balanced in the other geographical areas with around 40% reporting to the General Management
and 40% to Finance.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CFO
Management
accounting Director /
Chief officer
Controlling Director /
Chief officer
Management
accountant /
controller
Financial analyst /
controller
Job title by Experience
> 20 years
11 à 20 years
6 à 10 years
< 6 years
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