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The Future of Financial Leadership: Aligning Operational and Strategic CFOs

The Finance Weekly

The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. An operational CFO optimizes performance by combining data from various departments with financial data. It involves analyzing financial statements and data from different business units.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

Fpanda Club

This process usually presumes the close collaboration of FP&A teams with business leaders and executives to align goals and expectations and create a common financial model of future revenues, costs and cash flows based on the external and internal factors and conditions. Turning to soft skills, it’s not so easy here.

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CFOs as overseers of digital transformation

Future CFO

Overseeing the initiative CFOs, as part of the leadership board of organisations, grasp control and therefore has a say when it comes to the direction of the company’s digital transformation initiative. Such shifts include digital transformation, of course. Click here for more information.

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Reinventing FP&A post-pandemic

Future CFO

FutureCFO spoke to Nobuaki Hojo , a veteran finance professional and head of APJ specialised regional controlling for SAP, for his perspective on the dynamics influencing the FP&A role, and its repercussions to leadership and the company. What are the three most challenging aspects of being a finance leader in 2022?

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The BP&B Health Check: Your Roadmap to Financial & Operational Excellence

E78 Partners

Stewardship & Leadership : It empowers executives to lead their teams with clarity, ensuring alignment with the organization’s vision and fostering collective growth. Efficiency Boost : It acts as a catalyst, ensuring that resources, both time and capital, are channeled optimally, increasing efficiency.

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Comprehensive Guide to FP&A Salaries

The Finance Weekly

Effective communication skills are essential for FP&A professionals to present financial analysis and recommendations to diverse stakeholders, enhancing their proficiency in communication. FP&A roles often involve engaging in projects worldwide, offering invaluable learning and growth experiences.

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What is a Virtual CFO? A Guide for Businesses

Michigan CFO

Understanding the Role of a CFO A CFO is a high-level executive responsible for overseeing the financial activities of an organization. Their primary duties include financial planning, analysis, risk management, financial reporting, and leadership of the finance & accounting team. What Do Virtual CFOs Do?

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