Tech vendor Docyt adds voice feature to AI-driven accounting tool
CFO Dive
APRIL 11, 2024
Many of them are zeroing in on the corporate finance market. Docyt is among the software vendors racing to capitalize on recent advancements in AI.
ACCA, IMAA sign cooperation deal to boost corporate finance expertise
Future CFO
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (IMAA) signed a strategic cooperation deal to enhance their members’ corporate finance expertise. The post ACCA, IMAA sign cooperation deal to boost corporate finance expertise appeared first on FutureCFO.
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Running toward success: How Zetwerk's CFO Pulkit Bhandari uses fitness to solve complex problems
CFO News
MAY 22, 2024
Pulkit Bhandari, CFO of Zetwerk, believes that play and work complement each other, enhancing resilience and problem-solving skills. A chartered accountant with a background in corporate finance at RPG Enterprises and investment banking at Deutsche Bank and ICICI Securities, Bhandari is also a dedicated athlete.
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Stanley Black & Decker Names Fortune Brands Executive as CFO
CFO News Room
JANUARY 23, 2023
to lead its finances as the tool maker works on substantial cost cuts. based company on Monday said Patrick Hallinan will become CFO, effective April 6. Fortune Brands, meanwhile, named David Barry as its finance chief, effective March 2. Mr. Hallinan will remain CFO at Fortune Brands until March 2. The New Britain, Conn.-based
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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement
Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker
Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability. Attendees will walk away with an in-depth understanding of the following: What is accounting?
AI in corporate finance: The top five use cases
Future CFO
OCTOBER 16, 2022
When it comes to AI in corporate finance, there are five top use cases for FP&A leaders to consider, said Gartner recently. According to Gartner, its analysts examined 23 uses cases related to AI in corporate finance that represents the types of processes a future-looking autonomous finance organisation will work on.
The Mentoring Round | Tony Boor, CFO, Blackbaud
CFO Thought Leader
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
While the leadership journeys of many of our CFO guests began on an upper floor of a glass-and-steel skyscraper affording a wide-angle view of a cosmopolitan metropolis, that of Blackbaud CFO Tony Boor started at street level in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert.
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A CFO Helps Cardinal Health Find Its Value-Creation Groove
CFO Thought Leader
APRIL 5, 2024
s finance chief, Jason Hollar, succeeded CEO Mike Kaufmann as the healthcare giant’s top executive, among the immediate challenges facing new CEO Hollar was filling the company’s CFO vacancy. For Hollar, who had served as Cardinal’s CFO since May 2020 and previously been CFO of Tenneco, Inc.,
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995: Embracing Change to Energize Your Career | Dan Murphy, CFO, Commercetools
CFO Thought Leader
APRIL 28, 2024
The way that Dan Murphy sees it, the CFO position demands that leaders always be kept on high alert. This proactive maneuver not only protected the company from immediate financial jeopardy but also served as a poignant lesson in corporate finance: Be prepared for the unexpected by diversifying risk.
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ECON Healthcare (Asia)’s CFO promoted
Future CFO
JANUARY 10, 2023
Singapore-listed ECON Healthcare (Asia) recently announced the promotion of Kang Shwu Huey to group CFO and head of overseas development from the CFO role. More People Moves stories The post ECON Healthcare (Asia)’s CFO promoted appeared first on FutureCFO. Kang started out as an audit cum tax assistant at audit firm K.
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From CA to CFO: Navigating the competency framework
CFO Talks
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The journey from a Chartered Accountant (CA) to a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a transformative one, requiring a shift from technical expertise to strategic leadership. This role, which has nine associated competencies, is oriented towards the best practices of the finance function itself. Officer (SA) designation.
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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation
CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. 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.
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Frasers Property announces new CFO for its trusts
Future CFO
JANUARY 26, 2023
He will be responsible for the financial and capital management of Fraser Property’s three trusts and report to Eric Gan, the company’s previous CFO who has been promoted to become CEO of the group’s three trusts. Liu has more than 15 years of experience in audit, accounting, corporate finance, tax, treasury and capital management.
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Alan Docherty, Consulting CFO, Joins vcfo Austin Team
VCFO
MARCH 6, 2024
Alan Docherty joins vcfo as a Consulting CFO, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience. He is a senior finance, IT, and operations executive with significant experience in strategic transformation, corporate finance, and value creation. At vcfo, our mission is always to make your company stronger.
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930: Where Leaders Are Made | Tony Boor, CFO, Blackbaud
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
While the leadership journeys of many of our CFO guests began on an upper floor of a glass-and-steel skyscraper affording a wide-angle view of a cosmopolitan metropolis, that of Blackbaud CFO Tony Boor started at street level in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert. It’s a really neat company.
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CFO Pros on the Move: March
The Finance Weekly
APRIL 1, 2023
However, amidst this uncertainty, the need for qualified CFOs remains as crucial as ever. CFO Pros on the Move March 2023 Steve Nave | Funko Funko, the pop-culture toy company, has named , Steve Nave as its CFO and COO. Burke takes over from Brian Cooper, who assumed the CFO role in 2021. She is also a U.S. Army veteran.
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Level Up Your Corporate Finance Team with ERP Banking
FISPAN
MAY 3, 2023
In today's fast-paced business environment, it's crucial for companies to utilize the skills of their teams effectively. Aligning team members in the right way not only saves time and money, but also helps organizations reach their goals. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Banking has become a critical tool in this effort.
Musings on Markets: META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.
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34 Competencies required to become a CFO(SA)
CFO Talks
JUNE 7, 2022
Due to this unique position, we need to ensure that the Finance Executive that earns our acclaimed CFO(SA) designation , is ready for the future of finance. In developing the CFO(SA) designation, we identified 34 competencies and four pillars that the Modern CFO needs to fulfill to excel in their leadership position.
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CFO Pros on the Move: February
The Finance Weekly
MARCH 1, 2023
It has been said that change is the only constant, and in the corporate world, this is especially true when it comes to the , CFO position. CFO moves often spark internal and external rumors and can draw the attention of investors and short-sellers. Kennedy was previously the CFO at Canadian retailer Roots since 2020.
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2022 CFO Exits and Entries
The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 2, 2023
A recent , study conducted by Datarails, a financial planning, and analysis company, reveals the pay of CFOs across 12 sectors but finds that the CFO has the worst job security of the major C-Suite Positions. The analysis points to a raft of pain points that are seeing hundreds of CFOs either leave, fired, or retiring early.
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TEST Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation
CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 18, 2023
AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. 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.
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904: Becoming a Catalyst for Growth | Dayton Kellenberger, CFO, Vendavo
CFO Thought Leader
JUNE 4, 2023
Even today, Dayton Kellenberger marvels at his good fortune in having landed inside the corporate finance department of Coleman Company. ” –Dayton Kellenberger, CFO, Vendavo CFOTL : Tell us about Vendavo … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today?
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. For many, the mistakes were discovered when corporate finance teams were changing accounting paperwork to comply with the new U.S. tax law and revenue accounting rules. public companies has gone up this year.
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Musings on Markets: A Return to Teaching: The Spring 2023 Edition
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. 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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Hmlet announces CFO appointment
Future CFO
JUNE 21, 2020
Hmlet , a property and lifestyle platform operating in Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Tokyo said recently that it has promoted Rajive Keshup to CFO. Previously based in the US prior to Singapore, Keshup brings more than 15 years of experience in strategy consulting and corporate finance at PwC , EY-Parthenon and AT&T, Hmlet said.
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Musings on Markets: Back in the Classroom: Time to Teach!
CFO News Room
JANUARY 25, 2023
During my teaching lifetime, I have taught a wide swath of classes, ranging from banking to equity instruments, but in the last twenty years, my focus has been on three classes, c orporate finance, valuation and investment philosophies , with the last one taught only online.
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Workiva CFO: Focusing on diversity helps bring better solutions and execution
Future CFO
MARCH 7, 2022
Editor’s note: As a finance leader and a mother of three kids, Jill Klindt (pictured), CFO and Treasurer of Workiva , shares with audiences of FutureCFO for the publication’s Female Leadership in Finance Series what might help female finance executives to become finance leaders and her career journey.
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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?
Fpanda Club
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
FP&A directors can often boast of a considerable track record in financial planning and analysis, also they understand very well the finance function in general and the business model of the company, which leads them to the next step of their careers as Chief financial officer (CFO).
Macau Under Spotlight Amid U.S. Inspections of China-Based Audits
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
accounting regulators to inspect China-based audits is raising questions about the role of unregistered auditors in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau, where several U.S.-listed Auditors typically assemble a team involving several outside auditors, usually individual accountants or accounting firms, as their clients often operate globally.
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BIG Loyalty’s CFO: How to overcome gender challenges at work
Future CFO
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Editor’s note: For our Female Leadership in Finance Series, FutureCFO editor Teresa Leung recently had a chat with Sereen Teoh (pictured below), CFO at BIG Loyalty. Sereen Teoh, CFO, BIG Loyalty. FutureCFO: Can you share with me your finance career journey? When did you start to become interested in finance?
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CFOs Held Back From Driving Digital Transformation
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Like many positions in corporate finance, the role of chief financial officer (CFO) is facing new pressures in a climate of innovation and novel challenges, from cybersecurity to geopolitical events. ” Seventy-seven percent of CFOs said they are driving digital technology adoption , Accenture found.
Aidana Zhakupbekova, VP Finance, HousingAnywhere
Generation CFO
JANUARY 5, 2022
Like many finance leaders, Aidana Zhakupbekova, VP Finance at HousingAnywhere , the largest European mid to long-term rental accommodation platform, has worked across accounting, credit control and FB&A spheres. . Start-ups typically don’t start with strategic finance and focus more on operational finance,” she explains.
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Digital offshore banking: How it might work for the CFO
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Lorna Smith OBE , Vice Chairman of Bank of Asia talks about how CFOs could benefit from digital offshore banking. FutureCFO: How would digital offshore help the finance function and the CFO during and post pandemic? These provide CFOs with more options for investment in these challenging times and beyond.
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PodChats for FutureCFO: Revisiting FP&A roles post-pandemic
Future CFO
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams play a crucial role in companies by performing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, CEO, and the Board of Directors. Chris Ortega : I am looking forward to how we redefine the roles of a CFO, FP&A and financial professional.
Layoffs Create Pitfalls for Finance Executives Looking to Cut Costs
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
WSJ | CFO Journal. The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. They also help management understand the range of options available to them to boost performance, including adjusting the business model or product offerings, Mr. Sheth said. . Newsletter Sign-up.
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The CIO Emerges As A Key Asset For The CFO, Says Workday
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2018
This is especially true in finance-related functions like accounting, procurement, payroll and treasury, and a new survey from Workday suggests chief financial officers are recognizing the opportunities in a more collaborative approach to their positions.
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203: Jeandre de Greef
CFO Talks
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
1X ‘ The harder you work, the more it pays off’ Welcome to the CFO Club Africa podcast, where we interview leading CFOs from Africa and beyond. CFO Club Africa is a division of the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, the professional body for business accountants, financial managers and chief financial officers.
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12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 16, 2022
While many finance jobs pay well, the following 12 positions sit at or near the top of the pay scale in 2023: 1. As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. Chief compliance officers often have a degree in finance, law, accounting, or business administration.
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How To Keep Your Job (If You’re A CFO)
PYMNTS
JUNE 1, 2016
That’s according to Jerry Mills, professional CFO and founder of B2B CFO. The firm looks to provide companies with CFOs when necessary, as an on-demand professional can often be more affordable than a full-time employee. “The really good CFOs work themselves out of a job.” “I felt it was a shame.
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Helping CFOs Put The Back Office On Auto Pilot
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
As a provider of back-office financial technology, it's vital to speak with chief finance officer (CFO) and finance executive end-users about what they need and which friction points are giving them the most pain. 1, they want to accelerate the transformation of how work gets done," Gupta told PYMNTS in an interview.
How SME Accountants Can Compete With Software
PYMNTS
MAY 27, 2016
Like an aftereffect of a sci-fi film, the rise in automation within corporate financial teams has led to fears and anxiety: Will humans no longer be needed in the accounting department? Are the CFO and corporate treasurer becoming extinct? Automation and accounting software may be to blame, the publication said.
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Autonomous finance: CFOs’ lack of digital skills a key obstacle
Future CFO
APRIL 3, 2023
Gartner’s analysis of talent’s role in delivering an autonomous finance function is driven in part by the changing nature of finance staff. By 2026, AI and automation will result in 50% of all new employees hired by top-performing corporate finance functions having backgrounds other than finance or accounting, Gartner predicted.
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The path to becoming a transformational finance leader
Anaplan
MARCH 28, 2021
The path to becoming a leader in corporate finance used to be straightforward. You’d major in something like finance, economics, or accounting, get a junior position in one of a few tracks, and stay there for 10-20 years, probably earning an MBA or CPA along the way.
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