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Why You May Need an Audit – and What You Should Get Instead

The Charity CFO

Does the idea of a financial audit on your nonprofit leave you feeling nervous? For many nonprofits, a full financial audit can help ensure the accuracy of their financial recordkeeping. Luckily, not all financial situations require an audit. However, it can also feel invasive and overwhelming.

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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. With a large and diverse enough data set (e.g.

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The Relationship Between a Fractional CFO and Your Public Accounting Firm

Beacon CFO Plus

Define Roles and Responsibilities: The CFO typically focuses on financial strategy, planning, and management, while the accounting firm handles compliance, audits, and financial reporting. They should have a clear process for sharing information and data. Keep in mind the things a fractional CFO will not do.

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

PYMNTS

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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TEST Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. With a large and diverse enough data set (e.g.

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AI in the finance function

Future CFO

Robert E Parker "As we look forward to the developments in AI, finance leaders will be in a better position to uncover hidden opportunities and risks and step beyond using structured financial data by utilising data from across organisational silos enhanced with data from outside the organisation."

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How Tech Can Help Uncover The Story Behind Financial Data

PYMNTS

The nature of financial reporting is to communicate facts aggregated using accounting rules. These facts can be audited back to the source. The value of a predictive algorithm is very limited in a reporting process, mainly because the outcome cannot be audited.” But data can quickly turn into a burden.