Data and benchmarks for receivables and payment performance
Leaders who regularly reflect on their purpose are more confident navigating AI adoption and geopolitical uncertainty, according to McKinsey's survey of 10,000 executives. Two-thirds of leaders reflect monthly, but only 6% of organisations qualify as AI high performers.
Seventy-six per cent of North American finance leaders say 2026 is the year for AI investment. Only 6% have implemented anything beyond isolated use cases. Governance concerns trump cost and ROI by a factor of three.
The US accounting profession shed 300,000 practitioners between 2019 and 2022. Graduates are down to 47,000 annually while openings sit at 136,400. The maths isn't mathing.
Workers average just 2–3 hours of uninterrupted deep work per day, according to time-tracking data from 140,000+ employees. For CFOs and accountants juggling month-end closes and audit prep, that's barely enough time to reconcile a complex GL account.
Nine in ten established UK SMEs (5-250 employees) are planning growth this year, according to Allica Bank's survey of 500 businesses. The catch? External funding requests jumped from 40% to 60% year-on-year, while electricity charges are about to rise 60%.
New survey data shows 44% of Gen Z workers had parents write or edit their CV, while 21% had parents contact employers directly. For accounting firms building graduate pipelines, parental involvement is now a recruitment variable worth planning for.
Robert Half surveyed 2,000 hiring managers and found finance teams are functionally understaffed. Just 6% have the talent needed to complete high-priority work. Legal did worse at 1%.