Sage’s Jordaan Burger on how the CFO role is evolving
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In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Jordaan Burger discusses the modern challenges facing CFOs. Burger is the Sage Vice President of Finance for the Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region, and has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years. He joined Sage in 2019 as the Financial Director for the Africa and Middle East region, and was promoted to his current position in 2021. In this What’s Next interview, Burger discusses how the CFO role is evolving in South Africa. He unpacks the new challenges and responsibilities that have emerged, and explains how these changes have led to CFOs having a greater impact on the C-Suite. Burger also outlines how CFOs can balance their organisations’ current finances with the need for growth. He then notes the importance of automation for generating growth opportunities, and explains how Sage can assist with this. Burger concludes the interview by sharing his vision for the future of finance, and the role Sage will play in this.
14 Apr 25 • 23 min
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