CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting.

Accounting

Bramasol

JUNE 10, 2022

One important side effect of the ongoing trend toward globalization is the need to comply with a range of different accounting principles as well as with disparate reporting and compliance mandates. Parallel Ledgers - in which multiple ledgers are used, with an accounting principle applied to each ledger.

Accounting Principles

Bramasol

MARCH 24, 2022

This important issue was previously explored last year in Are You Ready for "Carbon Accounting" Compliance? A subsequent blog post specifically addressed How Can Carbon Accounting Impact the Value of M&A Deals? Climate-related risks and their actual or likely material impacts on the registrant’s business, strategy, and outlook; ?

Accounting

Future CFO

OCTOBER 29, 2023

FP&A functions bring in a lot of value to the banking sector across numerous time horizons simultaneously--even in the highly compliance-focused area of meeting the requirements of important new accounting standards. The post FP&A as foundation for banks' risk management appeared first on FutureCFO.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

The enterprise is exposed to financial risks at just about every angle, with expansion across borders and into partnerships with unfamiliar firms upping the ante on both risk and reward. Analysts are urging corporates to enhance their risk management strategies in today’s particularly volatile climate.

Finance

Beacon CFO Plus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How to Divide Responsibilities and Prioritize Communication The relationship between a fractional or outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and your company’s public accounting firm should be collaborative, clear, and well-defined. This ensures your company’s financial and accounting needs are met effectively.

Accounting Firms

Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022? Increasingly more Finance & Accounting (F&A) functions will adopt a hybrid work model in which CFOs provide the tools to finance staff to productively work from anywhere. CFOs are the logical candidate to lead the ESG initiative.

Leadership

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting.

Accounting

CFA Institute

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Can Impact-Weighted Accounting (IWA) help unlock ESG Alpha for investors?

Accounting

CFA Institute

AUGUST 9, 2019

The next crash may unearth accounting scandals to rival those of Enron and WorldCom, says Sebastien Canderle.

Accounting

CFO Thought Leader

JULY 31, 2024

However, White’s commitment to his specialty, combined with his strategic use of professional certifications and active involvement in organizations like the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), proved this view to be incorrect.

Finance

CFO Talks

AUGUST 14, 2024

It involves balancing the interests of a company’s stakeholders, including shareholders, management, customers, suppliers, financiers, the government, and the community. For CFOs, this responsibility extends to ensuring transparency, integrity, and accountability in financial reporting and decision-making processes.

CFO

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

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. Furthermore, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a cornerstone of the CFO’s responsibilities.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Planful

JUNE 3, 2021

According to KMPG , the finance industry faces several regulatory challenges, including “managing the complexities of cross-border regulatory standards” and “using risk data aggregation and reporting for improved enterprise risk management and transparency.” The solution?

Compliance

Spreadym

JUNE 27, 2023

This enables management to take corrective actions, implement efficiency measures, and evaluate the success of initiatives. Financial Control and Risk Management: Financial Planning and Analysis plays a critical role in financial control and risk management.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This Interview conducted by Leana van der Merwe CBA(SA), CA(SA), a Technical Specialist at the Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA) and editor of CFO Club, with Dr. Daan Steenkamp, the CEO of Codera Analytics. Differences in accounting treatment for intangible assets in South Africa versus other countries.

Leverage

CFA Institute

MAY 18, 2020

Could the predictive models have anticipated NMC’s earnings manipulation and bankruptcy risk?

Performance Measuring

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 9, 2024

And so the thing we were doing was sort of solving like often securities law or tax or accounting problems for people with like derivatives. So like a component of it was like the standard derivatives math, right? Like, like the, you know, like the accounting standards. ’cause he ends up being forced to buy Twitter.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

CFO Talks

MARCH 12, 2025

Staying informed also means making better financial decisions, whether its in budgeting, investing, or risk management. Courses from platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning offer training in finance, accounting, and business strategy.

Finance