Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In response, 82% of CFOs report that investments in digital are accelerating faster than in other areas, including talent, supply chain, business services or fixed assets. What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022? CFOs are the logical candidate to lead the ESG initiative.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 20, 2022

Economic confidence among finance and accounting professionals fell by 12 points in Q4 2021, due to the rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 strain, said ACCA recently when releasing a survey jointly conducted with the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Survey highlights.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 18, 2024

The traditional definition of a CFO is that he or she is the senior manager of all things financial for a company or corporation. The CFO monitors the company’s cash flow, analyzes its financial health, suggests recommendations for possible improvement, and oversees the company’s financial accounting, including timely and accurate reporting.

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CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Data analysis and leadership were ranked by CFOs as the most important skills for new team members, outpacing more traditional competencies like accounting and project management. Despite palpable concerns around global economic disruption, business leaders are largely optimistic and anticipating a good rest of 2023.

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Future CFO

MARCH 24, 2024

Last year, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted that the number of people pursuing accounting degrees has dropped by over 10 per cent over the past five years, and fewer accounting graduates go on to take up careers in the profession. Is the accounting profession losing its appeal? In fact, they can be heroes too.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 16, 2020

Dean Boyer as a guest to the Jedox Blog for our series on “Managing Uncertainty” Mr. Boyer is a Director of Technology Services at Marks Paneth LLP, a premier accounting firm based in the United States. He shares his expertise on how an EPM solution supports managing economic uncertainty, particularly in times of crisis.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 21, 2023

While chief accountant for the SEC’s investment management division, Alison Staloch reports, she found herself being greeted by a degree of inclusive enthusiasm that she had seldom encountered before. Says Staloch: “At the time, I still had thoughts about going back to public accounting. I thought to myself, ‘Wow!—this

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 5, 2024

His role extended beyond mere finance: He became a diplomat, a strategist, and, most important, a bridge between diverse cultures and economic ambitions. This is a pure services company that provides legal talent, and I knew that as a “legal” CFO, I would always need to work very closely with the legal team.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2023

“I was involved in some of the diligence, so I was aware of what was going down several months in advance,” explains Leet, who had joined ExactTarget in 2006, as he vividly recalls for us the company’s impressive climb upward—along with its disappointing 2007 decision to pull its IPO due to Wall Street’s economic collapse.

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Future CFO

JUNE 5, 2023

The CFO role continues to evolve, with the new generation of finance leaders driving broader view of business performance and purpose, said ACCA recently. To be successful and sustainable, businesses and other organisations increasingly need to combine economic, environmental and social equity, said ACCA.

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VCFO

MAY 14, 2022

The vcfo team continues to expand with the recent addition of Consulting CFO Elbert Johnson. His leadership skills span from recruiting, training, and mentoring the next generation of finance professionals to being a trusted financial advisor to corporate management teams. Missouri Walnut, and Advanced Sleep. About vcfo.

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Future CFO

APRIL 6, 2022

Finance and accounting professionals are worried about operating costs, said ACCA and IMA recently when releasing the latest edition of the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). Other economic activity indicators, such as employment and capital spending improved.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 7, 2023

Back in 2010, when the flow of hiring by investment banks had been reduced to a meager trickle of new faces in the wake of the economic downturn, Aneal Vallurupalli walked through the doors of San Francisco’s Union Square Advisors. But the controller in the accounting side of the house has been pretty much underserved.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

Read More So a portion of my team, our disclosure, were disclosure, review accountants, and under the Sarbanes Oxley act, regulators are required to review the financial statements of every issue, or every three years. And this included the portfolio of registrants and their data that my office was assigned to review.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) acts as your seasoned mountaineer, guiding your business towards its financial peak. This is where an outsourced CFO (aka fractional CFO) steps in, keeping your expedition moving toward the summit without delay. What are the Duties of an Outsourced CFO?

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CFO Thought Leader

AUGUST 14, 2023

If Paystand CFO Scott Bennion were to break his three-decade-long finance career into different chapters, the software finance leader would likely agree that he and many of his peers have recently opened a new one. and the Hands of Time | Scott Bennion, CFO, Paystand appeared first on CFO THOUGHT LEADER, CFO, Finance, Leadership, CPA.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

Big companies used to hog all the CFO action, but now even small and medium-sized businesses are jumping on the bandwagon. Why the sudden CFO craze? In a nutshell, companies are starting to view CFOs as smart investments rather than just expenses. Highest Paid CFOs in the World in 2024 1. AMRSQ) stock valued at over $8.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This episode features insights and commentary from three finance leaders: CFO Michael Linford of Affirm, CFO Ana Chadwick of Pitney Bose, and CFO Jason Leet of Zylo. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 27, 2024

This episode of Planning Aces sheds light on the critical role financial leadership and strategic planning plays in guiding companies through turbulent times and the importance of balancing short-term opportunities with long-term strategic planning.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 10, 2023

In the ensuing months at Redbox, Aronson dug into the numbers and began to educate others on the true economics of Blu-ray versus SD and the practices that optimized the buying and allocation of Blu-ray discs at Redbox. She would subsequently join Redbox’s strategy team after having completed an MBA degree.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

In the end, the client rewarded Healy with the project, a feat that speaks highly of Healy’s ability not only to pitch, but also to negotiate—which the CFO admits may well be his greatest skillset. As you probably know, cement and concrete production accounts for approximately 8% of worldwide carbon emissions. Think about this: 8%!

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CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Data analysis and leadership were ranked by CFOs as the most important skills for new team members, outpacing more traditional competencies like accounting and project management. Despite palpable concerns around global economic disruption, business leaders are largely optimistic and anticipating a good rest of 2023.

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Future CFO

MARCH 19, 2024

In describing the business of Cytiva’s CFO for the Biotechnology Group in APAC, Christine Tan notes that the firm’s customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, biologic drugs, novel cell and gene therapies, and new technologies, such as mRNA.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 27, 2023

–Jack Swee ney “CFOs tend to be finance or accounting specialists—which is logical—but once you’re in the seat, you realize that it is a much more operationally oriented role. ” – Chuck Fisher, CFO, Turo CFOTL: Tell us about Turo … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today?

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

David W Duffy To set the baseline straight, the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI) defines sustainability as a holistic approach that considers the interplay between the three dimensions of environmental, social, and economic impacts. CFO and Chief Sustainability Officers can access micro-sector-specific tools as well as guidebooks.

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Embark With Us

JANUARY 19, 2022

But take a step further than a tool's sweet spot and a CFO is asking for trouble. So give us a few minutes as we explain how Alteryx is the next evolutionary step from Microsoft Excel and, most importantly, how it can reinvent your accounting function into a streamlined, nimble, and value-adding powerhouse for your entire enterprise.

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Future CFO

MARCH 5, 2022

This is particularly so for leadership. It is during these times that leadership changes are most frequent. According to the Russell Reynolds Pitchbook analysis from 1995 to 2021, CFO turnover in 2021 surpassed the churn rates of the previous two years 2020 and 2019. “In The pandemic remains a test of mettle. Russell Reynolds.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 27, 2022

Following 2 years of pandemic-driven economic turmoil, many organizations, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are relatively low on optimism and cash. Finance leaders can and should take a leadership role cultivating their company’s ethical competencies and addressing its unique challenges.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Growing economic volatility will continue to add uncertainty to an already challenging and unpredictable global business environment as we head into 2023. Steering companies through the economic volatility ahead. That said, finding success in digital initiatives is highly dependent on a strong partnership between the CFO and CIO.

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Future CFO

JUNE 2, 2024

Ltd shares with FutureCFO audiences what a typical day is like for a forensic accountant and her passion for teaching. Each day is different and presents new challenges and opportunities for me to apply my expertise in financial analysis and forensic accounting to support clients' interests effectively.

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CFO Leadership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

WE ARE PROUD TO ALIGN WITH ORACLE NETSUITE AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF THE CFO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. Specifically, about one-third of finance managers rated automation of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accounting as top priorities for improvement in finance, but only a quarter of their non-finance partners agreed. >

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

When asked about burnout levels, tech (48%) and accounting and finance professionals (30%) reported high levels of burnout. Tech layoffs and the ongoing accounting shortage took center stage this year and have impacted employee workloads and stress levels. Both workers and managers faced unique challenges in 2023.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

“I think we need to recognise that the CFO role can mean a lot of different things in different businesses. It really depends on the type of business, their strategy and the type of skills they want the CFO to lead on.” Dan Wells, CFO at GrowCFO Charisma. Persuasive. These are qualities we often equate with leaders of the past.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Accounting is the language of business. He acknowledged having taken “a lot of” accounting courses over the years and understanding the language has rewarded him well financially. As he puts it rightly, accountants must elevate their roles to that of strategic partners. Because it is expected of them.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re a chief marketing officer (CMO), the current economic uncertainty undoubtedly creates anxiety for you, your team, and your agencies. The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has demonstrated the tight correlation between advertising spend and economic indicators like GDP growth by looking at historical data.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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Future CFO

JULY 27, 2023

Editor’s note: Alex Macaire (pictured), Group CFO of Techcombank in Vietnam shared the bank’s ongoing digital transformation journey, its learning along the way, and the results it’s seen so far with FutureCFO and his peers. Most recently, he was CFO for Wealth and Personal Banking Asia Pacific at HSBC.

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