2020 has been the perfect storm of crises. The pandemic has forced many businesses to make redundancies, furlough staff and put a halt to product launches and previous plans. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Deloitte’s research reports that 89% of CFOs feel there is a high or very high level of uncertainty facing their business.

Yet it is in these times of crises that businesses depend on their core functions the most: finance (particularly accounting), human resources and legal. Often taken for granted as the administrative arms of companies, these departments are the backbone of business operations and are instrumental in steering companies through ongoing turbulence.