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From Controller to CFO: What Changes?

CFO Talks

Key Differences in Everyday Tasks: Reporting: The Controller prepares financial reports; the CFO reviews these reports and uses them to make decisions or plan strategies. Budgeting: The Controller gathers info and puts the budget together. The duo contributes to financial analysis, with the CFO often spearheading this task.

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From Necessary Evil to Mission Fuel: The Strategic Role of Nonprofit Financial Statements

The Charity CFO

This information is crucial for financial planning, budgeting, and identifying potential areas of revenue growth. accounts payable, loans). This analysis supports financial analysis, budgeting, and investment decision-making. cash, investments, receivables) and liabilities (e.g.,

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Bookkeeping Help: How to Forecast Cash Flow with Your Bookkeeper

CFO Share

These forecasts align well with their strengths including: Extremely detailed and accurate Highly transactional Rigorously executed in the same processes every week Short-term focused Avoid long-term strategic planning with your bookkeeper if they are not educated in such tasks. List All Accounts Payable (AP) Due by Week (bookkeeper).

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Finance vs. Accounting

CFO Simplified

Growth planning . Accounting focuses on the day-to-day flow of money in and out of a business. . Accounting teams are responsible for: Invoicing. Recording and paying accounts payable invoices. Reconciling accounts. The accounting team provides income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.

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Financial Accounting Hierarchy - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

In this tier, a double-entry accounting system is employed to ensure the accurate recording of all transactions. Additionally, it is necessary to maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable, guaranteeing that all transactions are precise and current.

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What is a 12 Month Rolling Forecast?

CFO Share

Unlike a budget or calendar year forecast, a rolling 12-month forecast adds one month to the forecast period each time a month is closed so that you are continuously forecasting for 12 months. This enables continuous planning of future performance based on actual performance. What-If Scenarios. Peg costs and working capital to revenue.

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What Controllers Can Do to Help Leverage FP&A Solutions

The Finance Weekly

These offices, sometimes called the Office of Strategy Management (OSM) or Project Management Offices (PMO), handle measures, reporting, strategic projects, alignment, communications, and strategic planning, which are all under the guise of CPM.