The role of finance is expanding. Today’s CFOs and finance leaders are being asked to contribute more broadly across strategy, transformation, technology, talent and risk, while organizations rethink how that leadership capacity is developed and accessed.
Our 2026 Accounting & Finance Talent Report explores the changing expectations placed on finance leaders, the capabilities gaining importance across accounting and finance teams, and the role permanent, fractional and flexible talent models can play.
Inside the report
- How the CFO mandate is evolving
- The leadership capabilities shaping future-ready finance teams
- What organizations are seeing in the Edmonton market
- How fractional leadership can support transition and transformation
- The role of succession, peer learning and leadership readiness


