CFO & FINANCE EXCELLENCE

Bridging strategy to value.

Connecting the CFO agenda to measurable enterprise impact.

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Strategy. Finance. Transformation. AI.
United for value.

Four capabilities integrated to bridge strategy to value, so bold moves remain the CFO’s choice, not the market’s.

four integrated circles to illustrate strategy, finance, transformation, and AI to create value

Lead with confidence from day one.

An immersive experience bringing together former CFOs and McKinsey experts to help transitioning CFOs define their first 100-day agenda.

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THE CFO ADVANTAGE AT MCKINSEY

Proven impact. Built for what’s next.

Our scale, expertise, and data advantage help CFOs make bolder moves and deliver measurable results, at speed.

Experience. Data. Impact.

The advantage that compounds.

Where you are.
How we help.

The CFO is the enterprise’s value architect – the second CEO who allocates capital, shapes strategy, and drives performance.

We partner across every moment that matters to help you make bold moves and create enduring value.

🟦 New in the seat – Build confidence, align stakeholders, and set priorities that create impact.
🟦 Leading a transformation – Drive enterprise-wide change and unlock lasting value.
🟦 Facing activist pressure – Strengthen your equity story and act with strategic speed.
🟦 Prepping for an IPO or M&A – Navigate complex deals and create enduring value.
🟦 Going AI-native in Finance – Reimagine finance with AI and automation to drive step-change performance.

Automate ~50% of targeted finance work by 2030 with agentic AI.

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Our approach

Eight levers to enterprise value

The strongest finance organizations don't optimize a single capability; they orchestrate all of them as one.

How does your company perform against peers?

Benchmark against 1M+ global companies to continuously inform strategic decisions through our McKinsey Value Intelligence Platform.

Real impact. Measurable results.

Across industries. Around the world. See how CFOs are creating enterprise value with McKinsey.

Advanced Industries

Rebuild finance with AI

Accelerated forecasting cycles by 2–3x through an AI-led operating model that redesigned planning processes and strengthened Finance business partnering.

Technology

Win the investor narrative

Advanced a planned IPO by six months through an integrated equity story, investor readiness program, and end-to-end capital markets support.

Healthcare

Navigate complexity and risk

Uncovered 7–8 percentage points of EBITDA improvement and more than $230 million in value creation opportunities through a rapid enterprise performance diagnostic.

Data & Information Services

Unlock value beyond the core

Expanded the client’s growth platform through its largest acquisition in history, identifying a $2B+ strategic target and supporting the transaction from diligence through integration.

Cross Industry

Define and focus the agenda

Partnered with more than 1,000 newly appointed CFOs since 2016 to shape first 100-day agendas, helping finance leaders prioritize the decisions with the greatest potential to create value.

Consumer

Allocate capital with conviction

Identified €200–250 million in value creation potential by redesigning capital allocation, strengthening investment governance, and improving portfolio prioritization.

Private Capital

Steer performance in real time

Enabled performance steering across approximately 90% of assets under management by building an integrated platform for forward-looking investment decisions and portfolio transparency.

Banking

Reshape the operating model

Delivered more than 20% cost reduction and over 7% capital optimization through a finance operating model transformation that improved productivity and enterprise performance.