Mallory Barg Bulman is a senior director in the Gartner Finance Practice, where she serves as a researcher, client adviser, and featured speaker. CFOs, corporate controllers, and finance transformation leaders seek her advice on finance leadership, accounting operations, cross-functional coordination, and managing teams through digital transformation. Some of Bulman’s recent signature studies at Gartner have focused on shortening the accounting close and driving technology acceptance in the accounting function.