ASSESSMENT

How strategic is your finance team?

Take Cube's Strategic Finance Assessment and gain valuable insights into the alignment of your finance team with your overarching business goals—enabling you to optimize operations, drive innovation, and maximize profitability.

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What is strategic finance?

Strategic finance is the art of aligning financial decisions with your company's vision. Beyond balance sheets and profit margins, strategic finance is all about knowing how to create, execute, and refine financial strategies to endure life's uncertainties and identify opportunities.

Strategic finance is often confused with tactical activities. Check out our breakdown of what it means to be a strategic finance leader.

  • Tactical Finance

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    Operates short-term and is reactive to economic changes, lacking foresight.

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    Can’t communicate the narrative, hindering stakeholder understanding and support.

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    Operates in silos, hindering collaboration.

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    Lacks alignment between financial decisions and broader objectives.

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    Views finance as a cost center, ignoring value creation.

  • Strategic Finance

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    Thinks long-term, anticipates economic trends, and adjusts strategies accordingly.

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    Masterfully crafts compelling narratives, fostering buy-in and engagement.

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    Collaborates across departments to shape business strategy.

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    Aligns financial strategies and organizational goals, driving synergy and cohesion.

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    Drives revenue growth and optimizes resource allocation.

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