CFO Talks

JANUARY 14, 2025

To understand how finance professionals are navigating these changes, the International CFO Alliance (ICFOA) launched its Global CFO Barometer , a survey that explores the evolving responsibilities of CFOs and finance teams in driving sustainable business practices. Limited tools for ESG data collection and analysis.

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E78 Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By proactively managing your “prepared by client” (PBC) list, you can structure documentation to align with audit testing phases – as mentioned in our previous post , preparing for a financial audit. This timeline should account for potential delays and include contingency plans in high-risk areas.

Auditing

CFO Talks

JUNE 20, 2025

Member Profile: Rajesh Bux In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we feature Rajesh Bux, a seasoned finance executive and strategic leader with deep roots in Africa’s telecommunications sector. He has developed advanced budgeting and project finance models and led large-scale system implementations to drive operational excellence.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Thobile’s passion for finance sparked in high school with her love for mathematics and the challenge of balancing financial statements. This interest solidified during her BCom studies, where she found satisfaction in analyzing financial statements and market trends. What sparked your interest in finance?

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Financial models might sound intimidating, but let’s break them down in a way that makes sense. Understanding how to calculate CapEx is essential for anyone looking to build reliable financial models, whether you're a seasoned CFO or just starting out in finance. What Is CapEx?

Budgeting

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The platform enables cash flow management, balance sheet analysis, and financial forecasting, making it an ideal tool for finance teams looking for an integrated planning system. Prophix is best suited for mid-sized and large enterprises that require a scalable, cloud-based financial solution. Who Its Meant For?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

APRIL 16, 2025

You sit at the intersection of finance, ethics, regulation, and performance. Its about aligning leadership behaviour with company purpose, structuring accountability lines, and creating visibility into how decisions are madeand why. Accountability: Lines That Hold Weak accountability systems collapse under stress.

Auditing

CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

A CFO’s personal credibility can be the deciding factor in whether the business secures financing or weather a reputational storm. When financial decisions are grounded in integrity, they tend to be more robust, less reactive, and ultimately more sustainable. The ethical bar in finance isnt just whats legal.

Numbers

CFO Dive

AUGUST 7, 2025

With the Trump administration embracing digital assets, finance leaders need to get educated on the potential risk and reward of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. With the Trump administration embracing digital assets, finance leaders need to get educated on the potential risk and reward of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

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CFO Talks

JULY 29, 2025

In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we feature Nafisa Kistan, a finance executive whose career spans over two decades in the automotive, manufacturing, and engineering sectors. What sparked your interest in finance? and not at school yet. Can you share some career highlights and defining moments?

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CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The terms “finance” and “accounting” are often used interchangeably. There are, however, very real differences between finance and accounting. How to Define Finance vs. Accounting. How to Define Finance vs. Accounting. Finance is categorized as strategic while accounting is much more tactical.

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Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A key step in assessing the viability of a business plan is forecasting what could be achieved, taking into account as many factors as possible. Such factors include expected sales, customer types, product and service pricing, human resources, capital expenditure, and financing requirements. Enter the Financial Model.

Financial Modeling

Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A key step in assessing the viability of a business plan is forecasting what could be achieved, taking into account as many factors as possible. Such factors include expected sales, customer types, product and service pricing, human resources, capital expenditure, and financing requirements. Enter the Financial Model.

Financial Modeling

Spreadym

JULY 14, 2023

Financial models are mathematical representations or frameworks used to analyze the financial performance and make predictions about the future financial outcomes of a business, project, or investment. Financial models can take different forms depending on their purpose and complexity.

Financial Modeling

Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The growing variety and complexity of tasks within the finance function has resulted in the creation of a discipline that is supposed to become a bridge between the finance and business to support decision-making process by leveraging data and technology. This relates to FP&A which stands for financial planning and analysis.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Fpanda Club

APRIL 18, 2022

FP&A team’s internal customers expect finance professionals to be more interactive and be able to communicate information and insights in the most efficient way. Here is an example of a persona built to meet the needs of key account managers as potential internal customers of the FP&A teams.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 5, 2023

We’ve gathered a panel of CFOs and business leaders on how they succeed in bringing veterans into their organization and use finance training as the catalyst.) Even military personnel who have finance and budgeting as their job specialty aren’t practicing private sector finance principles and concepts. The contrast is stark.

Financial Modeling

Future CFO

JUNE 24, 2024

It took me years to be skilled in financial planning and analysis. Not every finance professional can be sharp enough to detect key highlights and provide analysis for the financial statements. Financial analysts, business strategists and leaders can now easily extract valuable insights for decision-making.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 16, 2020

A good financial analyst follows certain procedures and discipline This article will explain major errors made with financial modelling and how to avoid them. Register now for a free account! Accessing FutureCFO Premium Content. To access Premium content and more, please login below. Not a Premium member yet? Remember Me.

Financial Modeling

Future CFO

AUGUST 18, 2020

Building a financial model with Excel is a complex task. Register now for a free account! With so many considerations to make, you will likely make certain errors. Follow these simple rules to avoid errors. Accessing FutureCFO Premium Content. To access Premium content and more, please login below. Not a Premium member yet?

Financial Modeling

The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The data in a company's financial statements is crucial for corporate accounting. It's examined by management, investors, and lenders to understand the company's , finances and calculate important financial ratios. These ratios reveal how well the company is doing financially and any problems that might need fixing.

Finance

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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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 15, 2024

” Only a year or two earlier, Pineda had been among the young urban professionals populating the bustling Philippine offices of accounting house KPMG. At Scrubbed, she gained broader experience in finance, and, as the company grew exponentially, so did her responsibilities. We have multiple offices in the U.S.

Leadership

The Finance Weekly

JULY 31, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually revolutionizing various industries, including the field of accounting and finance. With the emergence of , AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and BERT, professionals in these fields can benefit from enhanced capabilities and streamlined processes.

Corporate Finance

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 13, 2024

Every modern enterprise, regardless of size, requires finance software to manage various aspects of its financial health. This includes tracking past financial activities, ensuring compliance and reporting, as well as forecasting future financial scenarios for better budgeting.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Fpanda Club

APRIL 11, 2021

This article explores the most common myths surrounding the financial planning and analysis function, its key activities and outputs which many FP&A stakeholders believe in. The current transformation of the finance function and FP&A processes may become the perfect time to move away from outdated beliefs and practices.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2021

The pandemic gave new meaning to financial agility. It became vital as companies pivoted, recalibrated their financial models, and looked to withstand market shocks. For financial leaders, this shift in meaning created challenges. As a result, every company sought financial clarity. Source: FutureCIO-AFP, 2021.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 15, 2022

During the “Great Recession,” nonprofits have lost their accountants and financial directors at record rates. At the same time, hundreds of nonprofits are waking up to realize that the financial structure they’ve always relied on doesn’t work as well any more. So why do accountants leave nonprofit organizations?

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Bramasol

APRIL 15, 2024

In this new post, we get more granular to provide an update on how AI and Gen AI can enhance productivity, insights, and results in finance applications such as order-to-cash to compliance (OTC 2 ), along with a look at how new SAP AI initiatives are key to this transformation. to drive financial models.

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Centage

OCTOBER 3, 2022

However, there can be some disadvantages to using Excel for your company’s financial forecasting. These can become apparent as your business grows and your accounting needs get more involved. You need to account for these possible outcomes in advance to ensure your business plans appropriately.

Forecasting

The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. FP&A stands for "financial planning and analysis," and is the backbone of the modern finance department.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 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.

Valuation

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

AI is , transforming the finance sector, especially in financial planning and analysis (FP&A). It facilitates advanced analytics and offers valuable insights through methods like predictive modeling and scenario analysis. Top 8 AI Uses in Finance AI/ML can enhance FP&A operations in many ways.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 21, 2024

When you’re making small-talk with someone who isn’t in finance or accounting about how work is going, and they answer with “busy,” do you ever question how hard it really is? spoke to 20 finance teams for research on this article. spoke to 20 finance teams for research on this article. These processes vary.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Centage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Making Informed Financial Decisions Resource allocation, investment opportunities, and strategic shifts are all made easier using the insights gleaned from budget vs actuals analysis. Improving Accountability Fostering accountability within your organization is another big advantage budget vs actuals analysis gives you.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Centage

AUGUST 24, 2022

Excel is a powerful tool that many individuals and businesses use for managing finances. Manual entry also leaves your company finances vulnerable to human error. Steps you may need to take before a deadline include: Downloading unformatted financial results from your accounting system. Rolling up the data or formatting.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

VCFO

MAY 30, 2022

Jose is a senior finance professional with more than 30 years of experience in financial management roles in manufacturing and international energy ventures. Joining vcfo’s Houston market as a Consulting CFO is Jose Perez-Bello. Jose is fluent in both English and Spanish. About vcfo.

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