Grant Thornton survey: Finance leaders make a push for growth
Because finance leaders are pushing hard for revenue growth in an environment where discretionary spending is tight, they are increasingly focused on cost optimization.
- Because finance leaders are pushing hard for revenue growth in an environment where discretionary spending is tight, they are increasingly focused on cost optimization.
- “Companies are laser-focused on topline sales growth while at the same time reducing costs unless those costs are sales or marketing related,” said Sean Denham , regional managing partner of the Atlantic Coast at Grant Thornton.
- More than two-thirds (68%) of respondents said they expect revenue growth at their organizations over the next 12 months.
- “It’s a different environment than it was in the past,” said Margaret Belden, People & Organization director at Grant Thornton.