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From Controller to CFO: What Changes?

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Example: When it’s time for an audit, the Controller is hands-on, working directly with the auditors, showing them the books, and explaining the details. The CFO, on the other hand, talks strategy with the audit partner and handles any big issues that pop up. It’s about leading, not just managing.

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What is Quality of Earnings?

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What is the difference between a quality of earnings report and an audit? Audited financial statements focus on compliance with GAAP accounting standards, whereas Quality of Earnings reports focus on the company’s earnings history and potential. Sales concentrations and/or backlog risk. Transactions with related parties.

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Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight

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Richard Ashton, deputy general counsel for litigation, enforcement and system matters, said at a conference in New York that the Federal Reserve is considering an audit of tech firms’ compliance policies and governance structures. The probe would concentrate on tech firms that provide data storage to financial institutions (FI). .

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188: Veliswa Rozani

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You chose to take the accounting, the CFO roles, as opposed to auditing, why did you take that decision? I think with auditing I always felt, when I left PwC, where I did my articles, that it’s probably easier to go back into the auditing profession, than staying there and specialising and one day wanting to be in commerce.

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Post-pandemic: What are the key priorities that CFOs must consider?

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The inaugural CFO Insights Survey 2021 sampled a cross-section of CFOs from startups, SMEs, MNCs and listed companies in the private sector globally with a concentration on the key Asia Pacific economies of China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, the two organisations noted. Accelerate digital transformation efforts.

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Regulators Call For ‘Vigilant Monitoring’ Of Big Tech’s Financial Data Use

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The Fed is considering an audit of Big Tech firms’ compliance policies and governance structures. The probe would concentrate on tech firms that provide data storage to financial institutions.

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Lithuania Suspends SatchelPay Operations

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“We have always emphasized that startups must concentrate not only on business development but to invest in risk control measures, while taking into account the volume and complexity of their activities, as well as to ensure proper compliance with legal requirements,” he added.