Future CFO

MAY 11, 2025

Editors note: In todays A Day in the Life , Nguyn Trung Ngn (pictured), tax senior manager at Deloitte Vietnam , shares with FutureCFO audiences how leading a complex transfer pricing audit for a multinational client became pivotal for her career and how her passion for public writing became one of her greatest sources of inspiration.

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The Charity CFO

MAY 13, 2025

Its about sustainability, compliance, and having the confidence to lead your mission with clarity. Monthly financial reports should be shared with leadership on a consistent timeline. It can also trigger audits, repayment demands, and a breakdown of trust with your board and funders. This isnt just about spreadsheets.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Rofhiwa Irene Singo, an accomplished finance leader whose journey is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and impactful leadership. A pivotal moment came when I joined the Auditor-General’s office in Pretoria.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Recognizing the need to enhance my managerial capabilities, I pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, which equipped me with essential leadership skills. First and foremost is financial acumen—understanding financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance is foundational.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 17, 2025

The CFO must lead the effort to close it, both through financial rigour and ethical leadership. This includes restating prior-period financials where necessary, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring that audit findings are addressed in full. It requires transparency, consistency, and a sustained commitment to sound governance.

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CFO Strategic Partners

MARCH 28, 2025

These services include general and operational accounting, financial planning and audit, governance, risk and compliance, transactional transformation, IT and business intelligence solutions, and outsourced accounting and interim management solutions. His leadership team includes CFO Thomas (T.J.) Wilcop and CHRO Sofia Wade.

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CFO Talks

MAY 29, 2025

And ensuring compliance with global reporting standards is what keeps that lens clear, trusted, and investment-ready. Its not just about avoiding penalties or surviving the audit. This is where the difference lies between compliance that ticks a box and compliance that builds a reputation. They are champions of clarity.

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The Charity CFO

MAY 12, 2025

Theyre the people who spot errors in a sea of numbers and ensure the books are airtight and audit-ready. Trying to combine this role with the CFO function often fails because bookkeeping is structured and rule-bound , while financial leadership requires a more strategic, creative, and big-picture thinker.

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Bramasol

JANUARY 15, 2025

In this Insights news post we provide an updated look at the four key areas of AI, Cloud, Compliance and Sustainability. Once again the move into a new year offers an excellent opportunity to look at the trends that will dominate business technologies in 2025.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 15, 2024

She had excelled quickly, so much so that she was assigned to a leadership role in a major audit project just 2 years into her career. Her leap for personal reasons ultimately led her to a leadership role that she hadn’t anticipated—a twist in her journey that eventually set her on the path to becoming a CFO.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 16, 2025

So, what does good governance really mean, and how can you leverage it not just for compliance, but for control, credibility, and competitive edge? Beyond the Boardroom: What Governance Really Looks Like Good governance doesnt start and end with your annual board calendar or the independence of your audit committee. but Did it work?

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 13, 2025

From federal grant compliance to donor transparency expectations, nonprofits must meet a growing list of financial integrity standards. Implement a Strict Conflict of Interest Policy Every nonprofit should require board members and key leadership to disclose conflicts of interest annually. The bottom line?

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CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Meet Our First 10 Ascend Honorees. Joy Harper, Cloud Finance, Google.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Contrary to what many people envision, a nonprofit audit doesn’t usually start with a letter from the IRS. Instead, an independent nonprofit audit is something you choose to build trust in your nonprofit organization. An audit can be a critical step for a growing nonprofit that needs to raise increasing amounts of funds.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 26, 2025

The professionals you really want the ones who understand both compliance and strategy, who can hold their own in front of auditors, and who arent afraid to challenge the numbers theyre in demand. Your finance team looks to you for more than technical leadership. And it starts with leadership. Especially in finance.

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CFO Strategic Partners

MARCH 22, 2025

These benefits segue into ROI-boosting outcomes like better accuracy, reduced operational costs, compliance peace of mind, and real-time insights that support better decision-making. Latest insights Leadership 05.29.25 Contact us today to stay ahead of the curve.

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Future CFO

MARCH 27, 2022

Meanwhile, she added that success in finance leadership must “go beyond work”, especially with the current situation. It impacts your family, mental and emotional health, so the leadership must be just beyond the normal. The post Finance leadership in the COVID era appeared first on FutureCFO. Editor’s note: Ms Joweehlyn B.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Compliance and Regulatory Requirements One of the most significant impacts of receiving federal funding is the increased scrutiny and compliance requirements. Organizations that expend over $750,000 in federal funds (increasing to $1 million in 2025) are subject to a single audit.

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CFO Talks

MAY 27, 2025

Turn Leadership into a Skill, Not a Trait Technical skill gets you the job. And increasingly, leadership is the metric boards care about most. What to do : Dont delegate compliance updates to juniors. Create your own internal audit of stressors, and put controls in place. People skills keep you there.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 20, 2025

Every improved margin, every clean audit, every accurate forecast is a chance to reset the narrative—from “we’re in trouble” to “we’re getting there.” What Counts as a Small Win? It also helps leadership align faster, make better decisions, and reduce reactionary thinking. Psychologically, small wins act as proof points.

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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.

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Bramasol

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While these reports represented an important element for communicating a company's corporate-citizenship vision and were also positive public relations initiatives, for the most part they did not contain a lot of hard, auditable data. In the area of climate change, this is often referred to as "carbon accounting".

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CFO Talks

APRIL 9, 2025

What Every CFO Should Know to Protect the Business (and Their Career) You dont need to be an actuary or compliance expert to understand risk. Risk management isnt a luxury, its a core leadership function. A failed audit. And remember: your leadership sets the tone. Its good leadership. The board expects more.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 4, 2025

In South Africas business environment, where public trust is fragile, regulatory compliance is non-negotiable, and financial transparency is a competitive advantage, the CFO plays a crucial role in shaping whether a company is seen as credible, ethical, and stable. The best CFOs do not just focus on clean audits. That starts with you.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 15, 2025

Accountability Is More Than Compliance Finance professionals are trained to be cautious. Compliance is non-negotiable, of course. Submitting reports on time is a compliance requirement. Teams that are accountable tend to deliver faster closes, more accurate forecasts, and fewer audit findings.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 10, 2025

Even small-scale fraud can raise questions about your competence or leadership. If you’re managing a fraud investigation internally, maintain a timeline and audit trail. Fraud Prevention as a Leadership Strategy The best CFOs arent just compliance expertstheyre risk leaders. Its a leadership imperative.

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Future CFO

JUNE 12, 2024

He opines that ESG topics have become one of the first agendas in Board/leadership meetings within organisations due to the evolving regulatory landscape. The post Delivering value beyond compliance with ESG reporting appeared first on FutureCFO.

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E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

If those systems remain siloed post-close, leadership may lack accurate data for key decisions, and finance teams could be stuck reconciling figures manually. A structured communication and change management plan, anchored by leadership alignment and transparent messaging, can reduce attrition and protect institutional knowledge.

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CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

For the Chief Financial Officer, integrity cannot be relegated to policy documents or compliance manuals. Ethical leadership is no longer a moral footnote; it is central to long-term value creation. Financial reporting is not just a compliance exercise. Integrity also future proofs the business. It is a cultural mirror.

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Bramasol

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As this blog series continues to explore optimizing quote-to-cash (QTC) to compliance for different industries, in this episode we dive into the special challenges faced by companies in the telecom sector and address how solutions in the SAP portfolio help overcome them.

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Embark With Us

MARCH 20, 2025

Steps for Standardization: Conduct an audit of existing financial reporting and ERP systems in both organizations. Alternatively, consistent and reliable data breeds: Improved Decision-Making : Consistent data allows leadership to make informed decisions quickly. Identify discrepancies and areas that require alignment.

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E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Our recent achievement of SOC 2 compliance underscores our commitment to providing clients with the highest level of data security and privacy. This is why SOC 2 compliance is critical. Key Lessons from a SOC 2 Compliance Journey The path to SOC 2 compliance is both challenging and rewarding.

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Future CFO

JULY 8, 2024

Editor’s note: Audit is much more than a compliance requirement and is definitely not a declining industry, said Narissa Chen (pictured), Partner, Head of Audit & Assurance, Forvis Mazars in Singapore. She shared with FutureCFO what a career in audit offers and how female professionals can become audit leaders.

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CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

Ensure Stress-Free Finance Financial leadership is critical for a successful business, but not every business owner has the internal resources they need. Latest insights Leadership 05.29.25 Turning Tariff Disruption into Strategic Opportunity Turning Tariff Disruption into Strategic Opportunity Learn More Leadership 04.15.25

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E78 Partners

MAY 14, 2025

Effective strategies such as comprehensive spend audits, vendor consolidation, and leveraging predictive analytics for vendor negotiations can achieve 20% or more cost reductions, directly enhancing capital efficiency. Improved supply chain visibility, cost efficiencies, and margin expansion are key outcomes.

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E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Our recent achievement of SOC 2 compliance underscores our commitment to providing clients with the highest level of data security and privacy. This is why SOC 2 compliance is critical. Key Lessons from a SOC 2 Compliance Journey The path to SOC 2 compliance is both challenging and rewarding.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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