Hilary Richards is a vice president analyst in Gartner's Finance Practice, where she advises senior finance leaders on critical issues facing their organizations and assists them in translating best demonstrated practices into action in their respective teams. She brings these recommendations to life in one-on-one and group interactions with Gartner clients and is a regular presenter at Gartner conferences. Her areas of specialty include finance talent, evolving competencies for financial analysts and accountants, accounting department productivity, and finance department structure.