Developing tomorrow’s finance leaders
CFO Quest Programme
The CFO role is changing fast. Are you ready?
Tech and AI disruption, shifting expectation and growing complexity are reshaping the CFO agenda. Today’s finance leaders need more than numbers - they need vision, agility and influence.
The Programme
CFO Quest is our award-winning programme designed to accelerate your journey to CFO. Built for finance leaders ready to step forward, it equips you with the strategic, digital and leadership capabilities to thrive in a fast-changing world.
You’ll explore the evolving role of the CFO - defined by agility, influence and innovation - and learn how to lead with confidence through immersive learning, real-world challenges and expert-led sessions.
The programme also explores how future CFOs can use AI to reshape finance: setting clear governance, automating processes and enhancing decision-making. You’ll gain the tools to lead smarter, faster and more resilient finance functions.
Join a community of talented finance professionals, connect with PwC specialists and build a peer network that will support your growth - now and into the future.
Summary
- A series of in-person workshops delivered over a four month period.
- Nominations are closed for 2025. Further updates to follow on nominations for 2026.
Criteria
- FTSE350 companies or equivalents from a mix of industries.
- Aspiring CFOs: senior finance professionals who will take on a CFO role in the next 1-2 years and have been earmarked as finance leaders of the future.
- Taking part is by invitation only. Organisations will need a PwC partner to sponsor the nomination.
“Simply the best (most valuable, enjoyable, challenging, worthwhile, thought-provoking, likely to benefit me and my teams) course I have ever been on.”
Dan GreenspanVice President Finance, CBRE- Benefits to you include
- Benefits to your organisation include
Benefits to you include
- Gaining a clearer understanding of the challenges facing the CFO of the future and being better equipped to meet those challenges.
- An increased understanding of how the finance role and function could be disrupted in the future, particularly in relation to technology.
- Visibility on what is on the near and middle horizons in relation to assurance, risk management and governance challenges.
- Better suited and more confident in identifying, influencing and negotiating with key stakeholders.
- Developing and implementing actions to enable you to use the key knowledge and skills you have acquired through the programme.
- Regular opportunities to network with senior leaders across a range of industries.
Benefits to your organisation include
- Bringing knowledge and insight back into your business and teams.
- Understanding how to integrate technology into your business processes to save costs and drive efficiency.
- Having an understanding of how other sectors are approaching similar challenges.
- Building peer level relationships and gaining access to a greater network of resources to utilise from.
“I valued the breadth of the programme - It touches a very wide variety of areas - And helps to give good insight into what a CFO has on their plate. It provides a whole new network of talented peers from different industries and with different ideas.”
Okobea Antwi-BoasiakoManaging Vice President of Financial Reporting & Tax, Pacific Life Re
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