Benchmark Yourself
Take Maximor’s quick CFO Benchmarking Survey in under 3 minutes to see how you compare on:
Time spent on strategic vs. operational work
Efficiency of close and reporting cycles
Use and impact of AI across finance processes
Question 1
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76% or more
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Question 1
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76% or more
Continue
Question 1
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76% or more
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Question 2
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
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Question 2
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
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Question 2
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Approximately what percentage of your time is spent on day-to-day operations?
10 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
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Question 3
of 16
On average, how many days does it take your finance team to complete the month-end close?
5 or less days
6 to 10 days
More than 10 days
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Question 3
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On average, how many days does it take your finance team to complete the month-end close?
5 or less days
6 to 10 days
More than 10 days
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Question 3
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On average, how many days does it take your finance team to complete the month-end close?
5 or less days
6 to 10 days
More than 10 days
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Question 4
of 16
Thinking about today's macroeconomic environment, what is placing the most financial pressure on your company?
Higher working capital requirements due to supply chain volatility
Driving growth while maintaining margins
Hiring and retaining strong talent
Longer customer payment cycles
Slow operational velocity
Optimising costs
Rising cost of debt service due to high interest rates
Inflationary pressure on operations
Audit and compliance requirements
Geopolitical and trade uncertainty
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Question 4
of 16
Thinking about today's macroeconomic environment, what is placing the most financial pressure on your company?
Higher working capital requirements due to supply chain volatility
Driving growth while maintaining margins
Hiring and retaining strong talent
Longer customer payment cycles
Slow operational velocity
Optimising costs
Rising cost of debt service due to high interest rates
Inflationary pressure on operations
Audit and compliance requirements
Geopolitical and trade uncertainty
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Question 4
of 16
Thinking about today's macroeconomic environment, what is placing the most financial pressure on your company?
Higher working capital requirements due to supply chain volatility
Driving growth while maintaining margins
Hiring and retaining strong talent
Longer customer payment cycles
Slow operational velocity
Optimising costs
Rising cost of debt service due to high interest rates
Inflationary pressure on operations
Audit and compliance requirements
Geopolitical and trade uncertainty
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Question 5
of 16
How often have your ideas been adopted by company leadership as strategic initiatives?
As often as I'd like
A little less often than I want
A lot less often than I thought
Never
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Question 5
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How often have your ideas been adopted by company leadership as strategic initiatives?
As often as I'd like
A little less often than I want
A lot less often than I thought
Never
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Question 5
of 16
How often have your ideas been adopted by company leadership as strategic initiatives?
As often as I'd like
A little less often than I want
A lot less often than I thought
Never
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Question 6
of 16
Which of the following tasks do you find most time-consuming in your role as a CFO? Please select all that apply
Coordinating with other departments
Planning and forecasting
Preparing reports
Analysing cashflow
Attending meetings
Reviewing performance metrics
Other
None of the above
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Question 6
of 16
Which of the following tasks do you find most time-consuming in your role as a CFO? Please select all that apply
Coordinating with other departments
Planning and forecasting
Preparing reports
Analysing cashflow
Attending meetings
Reviewing performance metrics
Other
None of the above
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Question 6
of 16
Which of the following tasks do you find most time-consuming in your role as a CFO? Please select all that apply
Coordinating with other departments
Planning and forecasting
Preparing reports
Analysing cashflow
Attending meetings
Reviewing performance metrics
Other
None of the above
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Question 7
of 16
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Our finance team has embraced automation, but we still struggle with demands for custom analysis and reports.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 7
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Our finance team has embraced automation, but we still struggle with demands for custom analysis and reports.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 7
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Our finance team has embraced automation, but we still struggle with demands for custom analysis and reports.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 8
of 16
How many different Al tools are you currently using in your accounting and finance processes? Your best estimate is fine.
1
2
3 or more
None
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Question 8
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How many different Al tools are you currently using in your accounting and finance processes? Your best estimate is fine.
1
2
3 or more
None
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Question 8
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How many different Al tools are you currently using in your accounting and finance processes? Your best estimate is fine.
1
2
3 or more
None
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Question 9
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The biggest benefit of Al is that it allows me to spend more time on strategic work.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 9
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The biggest benefit of Al is that it allows me to spend more time on strategic work.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 9
of 16
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The biggest benefit of Al is that it allows me to spend more time on strategic work.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
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Question 10
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your accounting and finance workload is currently handled by agentic AI tools?
1 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76 to 100%
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Question 10
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your accounting and finance workload is currently handled by agentic AI tools?
1 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76 to 100%
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Question 10
of 16
Approximately what percentage of your accounting and finance workload is currently handled by agentic AI tools?
1 to 25%
26 to 50%
51 to 75%
76 to 100%
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Question 11
of 16
By approximately how many business days do you expect Al to reduce your monthly close time?
Less than 5
5 or more
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Question 11
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By approximately how many business days do you expect Al to reduce your monthly close time?
Less than 5
5 or more
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Question 11
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By approximately how many business days do you expect Al to reduce your monthly close time?
Less than 5
5 or more
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Question 12
of 16
How much do you trust Al to deliver accurate data in accounting processes?
Completely trust - 100%
Mostly trust
Somewhat trust
Slightly trust
Don't trust at all
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Question 12
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How much do you trust Al to deliver accurate data in accounting processes?
Completely trust - 100%
Mostly trust
Somewhat trust
Slightly trust
Don't trust at all
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Question 12
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How much do you trust Al to deliver accurate data in accounting processes?
Completely trust - 100%
Mostly trust
Somewhat trust
Slightly trust
Don't trust at all
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Question 13
of 16
How critical is it to have human oversight ("a human in the loop") to ensure data accuracy in accounting?
Extremely critical
Very critical
Somewhat critical
Not too critical
Not critical at all
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Question 13
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How critical is it to have human oversight ("a human in the loop") to ensure data accuracy in accounting?
Extremely critical
Very critical
Somewhat critical
Not too critical
Not critical at all
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Question 13
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How critical is it to have human oversight ("a human in the loop") to ensure data accuracy in accounting?
Extremely critical
Very critical
Somewhat critical
Not too critical
Not critical at all
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Question 14
of 16
Has your finance team ever encountered inaccurate or hallucinated data while using AI for finance tasks?
Yes, several times
Yes, once
No, never
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Question 14
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Has your finance team ever encountered inaccurate or hallucinated data while using AI for finance tasks?
Yes, several times
Yes, once
No, never
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Question 14
of 16
Has your finance team ever encountered inaccurate or hallucinated data while using AI for finance tasks?
Yes, several times
Yes, once
No, never
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Question 15
of 16
Which statement best describes your approach to adopting Al in accounting and finance?
I have started implementing AI in some company processes
I am exploring AI and have identified areas to begin
I have fully integrated AI into my company’s finance function
I know my company needs to embrace AI but we don’t know where to start
AI is not accurate or reliable enough for our finance needs
None of the above
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Question 15
of 16
Which statement best describes your approach to adopting Al in accounting and finance?
I have started implementing AI in some company processes
I am exploring AI and have identified areas to begin
I have fully integrated AI into my company’s finance function
I know my company needs to embrace AI but we don’t know where to start
AI is not accurate or reliable enough for our finance needs
None of the above
Continue
Question 15
of 16
Which statement best describes your approach to adopting Al in accounting and finance?
I have started implementing AI in some company processes
I am exploring AI and have identified areas to begin
I have fully integrated AI into my company’s finance function
I know my company needs to embrace AI but we don’t know where to start
AI is not accurate or reliable enough for our finance needs
None of the above
Continue
Question 16
of 16
In what ways do you expect Al to benefit your company's finance function?
Improve decision-making with predictive analytics
Streamline compliance and audit processes
Enhance forecasting and scenario planning
None of the above
Other
Automate tasks to reduce manual errors and improve data accuracy
Improve reporting speed
Analyze large amounts of financial data
Free up time for strategic work
Continue
Question 16
of 16
In what ways do you expect Al to benefit your company's finance function?
Improve decision-making with predictive analytics
Streamline compliance and audit processes
Enhance forecasting and scenario planning
None of the above
Other
Automate tasks to reduce manual errors and improve data accuracy
Improve reporting speed
Analyze large amounts of financial data
Free up time for strategic work
Continue
Question 16
of 16
In what ways do you expect Al to benefit your company's finance function?
Improve decision-making with predictive analytics
Streamline compliance and audit processes
Enhance forecasting and scenario planning
None of the above
Other
Automate tasks to reduce manual errors and improve data accuracy
Improve reporting speed
Analyze large amounts of financial data
Free up time for strategic work
Continue
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