After a long history as back office scorekeepers, finance leaders at large, sophisticated organizations have evolved into their rightful place as strategic business partners to the CEO and line of business leaders. Of course, closing the books faster,providing accurate and consistent reporting or implementing an agile planning process are still core to the finance role. These are the basic building blocks of modern finance, after all. However, with so much focus and effort placed on achieving the latest quarter’s forecast, it’s easy to overlook the underlying trend – modern finance is evolving to a new strategic level in the organization.