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The CFO's role in IPO preparations

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CFOs must uphold compliance with accounting standards and take a cautious approach to accounting positions, often providing additional disclosures in situations with any potential for debate. A crucial aspect of the CFO’s role is benchmarking the company’s profitability against both local and global peers.

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All about the chart of accounts

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By using the chart of accounts, organizations can ensure that financial information is recorded in a logical and structured manner, facilitating efficient bookkeeping, financial analysis, and compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

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What is Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)?

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Compliance and Regulation: Financial Planning and Analysis ensures compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards, and reporting requirements. FP&A identifies areas for cost savings, process improvements, and resource reallocation.

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Strategic Finance Focus at Year-End

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Assessing Accounting For entities preparing GAAP compliant financial statements, adoption of Revenue Recognition Standard (ASC 606) and Lease Accounting Standard (ASC 842) is now mandatory. Evaluating the carrying value of intangible assets such as goodwill and intellectual property. What About Borrowing?

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Transcript: Cliff Asness

Barry Ritholtz

But if you buy low multiples and sell high multiples, either in a long-only beat the benchmark sense, whether over and underweight, and you did the same thing everyone does and call me a hedge fund manager. And value and momentum do, whether it’s relative outperformance against a benchmark or absolute performance in a hedge fund.