The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? In addition to identifying KPIs, you’ll need to establish benchmarks for success. After choosing KPIs and their benchmarks, you can start incorporating data insights into strategic planning. Get the free guide!

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Leadership Benchmarking Leverage 52

VCFO

MARCH 2, 2023

Some may think that makes financial management and strategic planning in a professional services firm simpler. This approach often manifests itself through mental exercises of “we did X in revenue this year and want to do Y% more next year,” but lacks sufficient thought and planning as to how that’s going to happen.

Strategic Planning 63

Strategic Planning CFO Budgeting Planning 63

VCFO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Alternatively, if expenses are running over budget, are there line items that can be cut or deferred to pull overall expenses back in line with budget? Tax Planning is Beneficial and Essential A wise person once said that failing to plan is planning to fail. It is important to ensure that is happening.

Finance 89

Finance Strategic Planning Auditing CFO 89

Centage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Finance teams often get asked to do more with less, which makes it important that you adopt the right FP&A tools to amplify your capabilities and create more time for strategic planning. Stronger interdepartmental communication and collaboration is a good benchmark to set as a best practice for this year.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 40

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Data Analysis Leverage Risk Management 40

Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances. What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance CFO Problem Solving 52

CFO Talks

MARCH 19, 2024

This list should encompass both quick wins, such as automating invoice processing to improve cash flow management, and long-term objectives, like integrating AI-driven analytics for more accurate financial forecasting and strategic planning. Fostering Commitment to Change True leadership is shown by example.

CFO 52

CFO Communication Finance Budgeting 52

VCFO

MARCH 30, 2023

A good place to start is benchmarking yourself against your competition. Technology investments are often punted forward to satisfy budget concerns or to calm fears of painful implementations, but those reasons should never get in the way of evaluating the potential return on technology investments.

Valuation 87

Valuation SAP Concentration Benchmarking 87