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The evolution of accounting

Future CFO

The accounting industry is undergoing profound transformation due to rapid technological advancements across all sectors in the market. Changes from manual record-keeping to sophisticated software solutions has undeniably shifted the accounting landscape, bringing in an era of heightened efficiency and accuracy.

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Volante: Banks Must Look Beyond Speed With Real-Time B2B Payments

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As Scaffidi recently told Karen Webster, uncovering the B2B value of real-time payments is about understanding the broader culture shift that instant payments technology has introduced to the financial services landscape. There is one key opportunity for banks to wield the speed of real-time payments for corporates: liquidity management.

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Rethinking The Roles Of Data, Accountants In SMB Finance

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FinTech and automation technology have cast a shadow of anxiety on the accounting industry in recent years, as certified public accountants (CPAs) began to wonder whether their jobs would be replaced entirely by robots. Because there is a big disconnect between the accounting industry and the small business owner.”

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SMB Accountants Pull Data Integration To The Top Of Their Priority Lists

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The rise of small business (SMB) accountants as financial advisors to their clients has emerged in parallel with a surge of back-office software solutions. As SMBs embrace cloud-based platforms, data integration across those systems is an integral part of effective accounting solutions. New Challenges, New Opportunities.

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From Controller to CFO: What Changes?

CFO Talks

Think of a Controller as the head of getting day-to-day money matters right, like making sure every penny is accounted for and reports are spot-on. It’s about making plans for the company’s financial future and finding ways to make the business better. The CFO, however, looks at the bigger picture.

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Key features for FA&P software to choose the best one

Spreadym

Financial analysis and planning (or FA&P) software is a type of business software that helps companies manage their finances and operational activity by analyzing financial data and providing tools to plan, forecast and make budgets for efficient business growth. Planning: this is the first stage of every business activity.

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Musings on Markets: A Return to Teaching: The Spring 2023 Edition

CFO News Room

If your query is why I would continue to teach rather than seek out more lucrative careers in investing or banking, my answer is a simple one. Just as a note of warning, this is my quirky version of accounting, and I don’t follow the accounting script in this class.

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