{"id":653159,"date":"2026-06-11T10:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=653159"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:10:05","slug":"whats-next-powered-by-deloitte-deloittes-siliziwe-mafika-unpacks-the-finance-trends-2026-report-and-how-cfos-can-use-it-to-their-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/653159-whats-next-powered-by-deloitte-deloittes-siliziwe-mafika-unpacks-the-finance-trends-2026-report-and-how-cfos-can-use-it-to-their-advantage.html","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Next powered by Deloitte \u2014 Deloitte&#8217;s Siliziwe Mafika unpacks the Finance Trends 2026 report and how CFOs can use it to their advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Siliziwe Mafika unpacks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/za\/en\/issues\/work\/finance-trends.html?id=za%3A2sm%3A3li%3A4finance-trends-2026%3A5%3A6fsi%3A20260302%3A%3Afinance-trends-2026&amp;utm_source=MyBroadband&amp;utm_medium=Interview+Article&amp;utm_term=June+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Finance Trends 2026 report<\/strong><\/a> and what it means for African CFOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafika is the Director of Finance and a Performance Leader at Deloitte Consulting and a well-regarded leader in the African financial services sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has spent the bulk of his career at Deloitte, and he first began working with the company in 2010 as an Audit Senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, he would serve as a Finance Transformation Manager and as a CFO Transition Lab Manager and Facilitator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafika began working at Deloitte Consulting in 2013 as a Senior Consultant, a position he held for nearly seven years before being promoted to Associate Director in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After serving as an Associate Director for over 3 years, he assumed his current Director position at Deloitte Consulting in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafika is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next interview, Mafika discusses how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/za\/en\/issues\/work\/finance-trends.html?id=za%3A2sm%3A3li%3A4finance-trends-2026%3A5%3A6fsi%3A20260302%3A%3Afinance-trends-2026&amp;utm_source=MyBroadband&amp;utm_medium=Interview+Article&amp;utm_term=June+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Deloitte\u2019s Finance Trends 2026 report<\/strong><\/a> highlights the challenges facing African CFOs, and how speed has become the defining capability for finance leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafika unpacks how CFOs can produce results even under time constraints and being stretched too thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also touches on the challenges of moving AI implementation beyond the pilot stage and explains how market changes are shifting how young finance professionals operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafika concludes the interview by sharing what an African CFO should do and what they should stop doing, based on the findings of the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the interview with Siliziwe Mafika below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s Next powered by Deloitte - Siliziwe Mafika on building resilient and agile finance functions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7K9hqhZxbTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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