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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

CFO News Room

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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Essentials to successful finance transformation

Future CFO

Cedric Assaouloff , digital and innovation lead at R&D finance pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche, describes digital transformation as the integration of technology into all areas of Finance, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to your business partners. "It

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Finance Operations Pros face new Excel “game changer”

The Finance Weekly

Finance operations managers are the backbone of the CFO’s Office They have primary responsibility for supporting accounting and finance applications, accounting systems and other core plumbing including time entry, conflicts, collections, matter opening, and financial reporting. Yes, finance operations leaders love Excel.

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META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will revisit Facebook's most recent earnings report, and argue that while it contained disappointing news on growth and profitability, the bad news was exaggerated by systematic inconsistencies in how accountants categorize expenses, skewing earnings and invested capital down in firms that don't fit the accounting prototype.

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Supplylogix Secures Pharmaceutical Inventory Management Patent

PYMNTS

The company targets the pharmaceutical industry, and its patent will enable industry players to transfer inventory of medications based on demand, the firm said. “We The pharmaceutical industry is active in the exploration of tech and FinTech to enhance supply chain and other business management processes.

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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2024

The Finance Weekly

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.

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CFO Pros on the Move: April

The Finance Weekly

Naturally, it takes a certain amount of experience to become head of finance. Wu joined the fuel cell electric vehicle company in 2021 as the chief accounting officer. Prior to this, she served as the global director of cost and technical accounting and reporting at UL Solutions, a safety science company.

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