Mastering Finance In Government

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Date Published: July 15, 2008

Increasingly, the role of the finance function in organizations is to provide the financial insights that enable leaders to navigate troubled waters. In the public sector this entails everything from helping governments address looming fiscal challenges, such as rising entitlement, healthcare, pension and infrastructure costs, to meeting new operational demands, such as a heightened focus on outcomes and increased transparency. Unfortunately, according to this report from Deloitte Research, only one-third of government leaders around the world believe they actually possess the financial management capabilities needed to address these and other critical challenges.